And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.
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4 additional translationsAnd Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made a heap: and they did eat there by the heap.
and he said to his relatives, “Gather some stones.” So they took stones and made a mound, and there by the mound they ate.
and Jacob saith to his brethren, `Gather stones,' and they take stones, and make a heap; and they eat there on the heap;
And Jacob said to his brethren, Gather stones. And they took stones, and made a heap, and ate there upon the heap.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentGenesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.
- Author
- Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
- Date
- Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)