"And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have cast betwixt me and thee; this heap be witness, and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm. The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac." To confirm the treaty, the parties held a feast. The night was spent in friendly communing; and at the dawn of day, Laban and his company departed. With this separation ceased all trace of connection between the children of Abraham and the dwellers in Mesopotamia.

Som svar foreholdt Jakob rent ud Laban hans egenkærlige og gerrige metoder og kaldte ham til vidne på sin egen troskab og ærlighed. "Havde ikke min faders Gud, Abrahams Gud og Isaks rædsel, stået mig bi, så havde du ladet mig gå med tomme hænder; men Gud så min elendighed og mine hænders møje, og i nat afsagde han sin kendelse!"