Galeed

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Galeed is the biblical site in Gilead where Jacob and Laban formalized their covenant with a commemorative heap of stones.

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Galeed canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical site
place in the Hebrew Bible
alsoCalled heap of witness
associatedWith Jacob
Laban
covenantBetween patriarch Jacob
surface form: Jacob and Laban
event formalization of covenant between Jacob and Laban
formedBy heap of stones
functionedAs witness between Jacob and Laban
hasCulturalContext patriarchal narratives
hasGenreContext biblical covenant narrative
hasMeaning heap of witness
hasNarrativeTheme divine oversight of oaths
family separation and peace
reconciliation
hasPhysicalForm pillar and heap of stones
stone cairn
hasRole boundary marker
covenant site
witness to covenant
languageOfName Hebrew
locatedIn Gilead
Transjordan
surface form: Transjordan region
mentionedIn Book of Genesis
Genesis 31
partOf narrative of Jacob’s return from Paddan‑aram
purpose to mark the agreement boundary between Jacob and Laban
relatedSite Mizpah
relatedTo Gilead
symbolizes divine witness to oaths
non‑aggression pact
peace agreement
timeOfEvent patriarchal period
tradition Israelite tradition
veneratedAs sacred boundary marker
witnessedBy God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
surface form: God of Abraham

God of Nahor
God of their father

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Laban covenantLocation Galeed
Mizpah alsoCalled Galeed