Name meaning literally “a heap of witness.” Jacob gave this name to a pile of stones erected as a witness to the pact of friendship made between himself and his father-in-law, Laban, who named the cairn Jegar-sahadutha (Gn 31:47–48). Its location is unknown. The name Galeed is not to be confused with the name Gilead, designation of the territory east of the Jordan.
Galeed
From Tyndale Bible Dictionary, adapted by Mission Mutual. CC BY-SA 4.0.