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May this heap be a witness, and the pillar be a witness, that I will not pass over this heap to you, and that you will not pass over this heap and this pillar to me, for harm.
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A Boundary of Peace, Not Land
Commentators clarify that this boundary was not a strict territorial border forbidding all travel. Instead, it was an agreement that neither Jacob nor Laban would cross this line with the intent to harm the other. The focus was on preventing future aggression, not on total separation.
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Genesis
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18th Century
Presbyterian
תרפים terāpı̂ym — Teraphim. This word occurs fifteen times in the Old Testament. It appears three times in this chapte…
19th Century
Anglican
THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19–35:29).
THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.
Abraham beg…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
This heap [be] witness Agreeably to its name, which both he and Jacob gave unto it: and [this] pillar [be] wi…
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Laban could neither justify himself nor condemn Jacob and therefore desires to hear no more of that matter. He is not willing to acknowledge his fa…
