Laban named that place Yegar Sahadutha. But Jacob named that place Galeed.
Joshua 22:34 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version The people of Reuben and Gad named the altar “Proof That We Believe the Lord is God.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar Ed: for it shall be a witness between us that the LORD is God. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The Reubenites and Gadites called the altar Ed [witness], saying, It shall be: A Witness Between Us that the Lord is God. American Standard Version (1901) And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar Ed: For, said they, it is a witness between us that Jehovah is God. Common English Bible The people of Reuben and Gad referred to the altar in this way: “It is a witness between us that the LORD is God.” Catholic Public Domain Version And the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad called the altar that they had built: Our testimony that the Lord himself is God. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the children of Ruben, and the children of Gad called the altar which they had built, Our testimony, that the Lord is God. |
Laban named that place Yegar Sahadutha. But Jacob named that place Galeed.
Laban said to Jacob, “This pile of rocks will help us both remember our agreement.” That is why Jacob called the place Galeed.
All the people saw this happen and bowed down to the ground and began saying, “The Lord is God! The Lord is God!”
At that time there will be an altar for the Lord in the middle of Egypt. At the border of Egypt there will be a monument to show honor to the Lord.
The Lord says, “You people are my witnesses and the servant I chose. I chose you so that you would help people believe me. I chose you so that you would understand that ‘I Am He’—I am the true God. There was no God before me, and there will be no God after me.
Jesus said to him, “Get away from me, Satan! The Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God. Serve only him!’” Deuteronomy 6:13
The real reason we wanted our altar was to show our people that we worship the same God you do. This altar will be the proof to you and us and to all our future children that we worship the Lord. We give our sacrifices, grain offerings, and fellowship offerings to the Lord. We wanted your children to grow up and know that we are also Israelites like yourselves.
Then Joshua said to all the people, “This stone will help you remember what we said today. This stone was here when the Lord was speaking to us today. So this stone will be something that helps you remember what happened today. The stone will be a witness against you. It will stop you from turning against your God.”