Galeed

Stone heap · also Mizpah

Location disputed Jel‘ad: about 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Jerusalem

Where Scholars Place It

• Jel‘ad Less likely
• Tall er Rumeith Less likely
• Khirbet er Rasuni Less likely
• Suf Less likely

Galeed in the Bible Dictionary

Named in 3 Verses

• Genesis 31:47 And Laban called it Jegarsahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed.
• Genesis 31:48 And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;
• Genesis 31:49 And Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.

Locations from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Terrain from Natural Earth and NASA SRTM.