Genesis 31:49 meaning and explanation

It was also called Mizpah, because Laban said, “May the LORD keep watch between you and me when we are absent from each other.

Genesis 31:49, Berean Standard Bible

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Laban has just caught up with Jacob, who fled Paddan-aram secretly with his family and flocks. The two men have aired their grievances and now set up a stone mound as a boundary and witness between them.

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