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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Jegar-Sahadutha (Ramoth-gilead)
Laban's Aramaic name for the heap of stones he and Jacob raised in Gilead to witness their covenant. Jacob called it Galeed. Both names mean "heap of witness".
First, in plain English
Laban's Aramaic name for the heap of stones he and Jacob raised in Gilead to witness their covenant. Jacob called it Galeed. Both names mean "heap of witness".
Who this is
Jegar-sahadutha is not a person but the Aramaic name Laban gave to the heap of stones he and Jacob raised as a witness to their covenant in Gilead (Genesis 31:47). Jacob gave the same monument a Hebrew name, Galeed, meaning the same thing: "heap of witness."
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The word
H3026
Where it appears
- Genesis 31:47
