Genesis 31:46 - Exposition

And Jacob said unto his brethren ,—Laban's kinsmen and his own ( vide Genesis 31:37 )— Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap:— Gal , from Galal , to roll, to move in a circle, probably signified a circular cairn, to be used not as a seat (Gerlach), but as an altar ( Genesis 31:54 ), a witness ( Genesis 31:48 ), and a table ( Genesis 31:54 ), since it is added— and they did eat there— not immediately (Lange), but afterwards, on the conclusion of the covenant ( Genesis 31:54 )— upon the heap.