# H1567 גַּלְעֵד

גַּלְעֵד (Galʻêd), Strong’s H1567: Galed, a memorial cairn East of the Jordan KJV: Galeed.. Occurs 2 times.

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*Galʻêd* — Galed, a memorial cairn East of the Jordan

KJV: Galeed.

Built from [גַּל gal](https://besorah.bible/word/H1530) (something rolled) + [עֵד ʻêd](https://besorah.bible/word/H5707) (concretely, a witness) — means “heap of testimony”

Occurs 2 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- גַּלְעֵד n.pr.loc. (witness-pile) name of pile of stones erected by Jacob and his company

## Where it occurs
- [Genesis 31:47](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/31?v=47) — Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, but Jacob called it Galeed.
- [Genesis 31:48](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/31?v=48) — Laban said, “This heap is witness between me and you today.” Therefore it was named Galeed