Genesis - 31:45

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45 Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.

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Explanation and meaning of Genesis 31:45.

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And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a title:
And Jacob taketh a stone, and lifteth it up for a standing pillar;
And so Jacob took a stone, and he set it up as a memorial.
Tulit itaque Iahacob lapidem, et erexit illum in statuam.

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Historical Commentaries

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And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar. To show his readiness to agree to the motion, he immediately took a large stone that lay upon the mount, and set it up on one end, to be a standing monument or memorial of the agreement now about to be made between them.

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