Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount: and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead.
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Interpretation
God can put a bridle in the mouth of wicked men, to restrain their malice, though he do not change their hearts. Though they have no love to God's people, they will pretend to it, and try to make a merit of necessity.
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This thought runs through Genesis 31:25-28.
Glossary
- Gilead Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Tell edh Dhahab esh Sherqiyeh.