Genesis 31:48
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 31
“And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;”Genesis 31:48
What Does Genesis 31:48 Mean?
Genesis 31:48 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 31, verse 48 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 12 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (12)
These passages are connected to Genesis 31:48 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Joshua 22:27“But that it may be a witness between us, and you, and our generations after us, that we might do the service of the LORD before him with our burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come, Ye have no part in the LORD.”Genesis 31:44“Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.”Genesis 31:52“This heap be witness, and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm.”Joshua 24:27“And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words of the LORD which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God.”Genesis 31:23“And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’ journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.”Deuteronomy 2:36“From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all unto us:”Deuteronomy 3:16“And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead even unto the river Arnon half the valley, and the border even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;”Joshua 13:8“With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of the LORD gave them;”Joshua 15:38“And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,”Judges 10:3“And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years.”1 Samuel 24:21“Swear now therefore unto me by the LORD, that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my father’s house.”James 5:3“Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.”
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