galeed Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
galeed in Easton's Bible Dictionary
heap of witness, the name of the pile of stones erected by Jacob and Laban to mark the league of friendship into which they entered with each other (Gen. 31:47, 48). This was the name given to the "heap" by Jacob. It is Hebrew, while the name Jegar-sahadutha, given to it by Laban, is Aramaic (Chaldee or Syriac). Probably Nahor's family originally spoke Aramaic, and Abraham and his descendants learned Hebrew, a kindred dialect, in the land of Canaan.
galeed in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
GAL'EED (heap of witness), a place on Mount Gilead; named by Jacob, Gen 31:47-48; probably near Tibneh.
galeed in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
(gal' ih ehd) Place name meaning, "pile for witness." Place where Jacob and his father-in-law Laban made a formal agreement or covenant determining the boundary line between their peoples and agreeing not to harm one another (Genesis 31:43-52). The place was also called Sahadutah and Mizpah. The heap of stones marking Galeed was in Gilead, north of the Jabbok River. See Mizpah.