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Genesis 31:47-49
International Children’s Bible
Genesis 31:47-49
International Children’s Bible
47 Laban named that place in his language A Pile to Remind Us. And Jacob gave the place the same name in Hebrew.
48 Laban said to Jacob, “This pile of rocks will remind us of the agreement between us.” That is why the place was called A Pile to Remind Us. 49 It was also called Mizpah.[a] This was because Laban said, “Let the Lord watch over us while we are separated from each other.
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- 31:49 Mizpah This name sounds like the Hebrew word for “watch.”
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