Genesis 31:46

New International Reader's Version

He said to his relatives, “Get some stones.” So they took stones and put them in a pile. And they ate there by it.

Cross References

Genesis 31:23

He took his relatives with him and went after Jacob. Seven days later he caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead.

Genesis 31:32

But if you find anyone who has the statues of your gods, that person will not remain alive. While our relatives are watching, look for yourself. See if there’s anything of yours here with me. If you find anything belonging to you, take it.” But Jacob didn’t know that Rachel had stolen the statues.

Genesis 31:37

You have searched through all my things. What have you found that belongs to your family? Put it here in front of your relatives and mine. Let them decide between the two of us.

Genesis 31:45

So Jacob set up a stone as a way to remember.

Genesis 31:47

Laban named the pile of stones Jegar Sahadutha. Jacob named it Galeed.

Genesis 31:54

He offered a sacrifice there in the hill country. And he invited his relatives to a meal. After they had eaten, they spent the night there.

2 Samuel 18:17

Joab’s men threw Absalom into a big pit in the forest. They covered him with a large pile of rocks. While all of that was going on, all the Israelites ran back to their homes.

Ecclesiastes 3:5

There is a time to scatter stones. And there’s a time to gather them. There is a time to embrace someone. And there’s a time not to embrace.

Joshua 7:26

They placed a large pile of rocks on top of Achan’s body. The place has been called the Valley of Achor ever since. That pile is still there to this day. After the people killed Achan, the Lord was no longer angry with them.