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.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Galeed canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical site ⓘ
place in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ
alsoCalled heap of witness ⓘ
associatedWith Jacob ⓘ
Laban ⓘ
covenantBetween Jacob and Laban ⓘ
linked to: patriarch Jacob
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 region ⓘ
linked to: Transjordan
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 ⓘ
God of Nahor ⓘ
God of their father ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Laban → covenantLocation → Galeed ⓘ
Mizpah → alsoCalled → Galeed ⓘ