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Genesis 31:49

WEB

49and Mizpah, for he said, “The LORD watch between me and you, when we are absent one from another.

KJV

49And Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.

BSB

49It was also called Mizpah,[+] because Laban said, “May the LORD keep watch between you and me when we are absent from each other.

FBV

49It was also called Mizpah,[+] for as Laban said, “May the Lord keep a close eye on both of us when we're not together.

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Book of Genesis Summary: A Complete Animated Overview (Part 2) - BibleProject

Extra References

Judges 11:29

29Then the LORD’s Spirit came on Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpah of Gilead, and from Mizpah of Gilead he passed over to the children of Ammon.

Judges 10:17

17Then the children of Ammon were gathered together and encamped in Gilead. The children of Israel assembled themselves together and encamped in Mizpah.

1 Samuel 7:5-6

5Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD for you.” 6They gathered together to Mizpah, and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there, “We have sinned against the LORD.” Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpah.

Judges 11:11

11Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and chief over them. Jephthah spoke all his words before the LORD in Mizpah.

Hosea 5:1

1“Listen to this, you priests! Listen, house of Israel, and give ear, house of the king! For the judgment is against you; for you have been a snare at Mizpah, and a net spread on Tabor.

1 Kings 15:22

22Then King Asa made a proclamation to all Judah. No one was exempted. They carried away the stones of Ramah, and its timber, with which Baasha had built; and King Asa used it to build Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.