Laban said to Jacob, "This pile of rocks will be a reminder for both of us." That is why that place was named Galeed.

Laban also said, "May the LORD keep an eye on us while we are separated from each other." So the place was also named Mizpah.

All the people of Israel from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south, as well as from the land of Gilead in the east, answered the call. They gathered in one body in the LORD's presence at Mizpah.

They asked, "Is there any group out of all the tribes of Israel that did not go to the gathering in the LORD's presence at Mizpah?" (They had taken a solemn oath that anyone who had not gone to Mizpah would be put to death.)

Then Samuel called for all the Israelites to meet at Mizpah, telling them, "I will pray to the LORD for you there."

So they all gathered at Mizpah. They drew some water and poured it out as an offering to the LORD and fasted that whole day. They said, "We have sinned against the LORD." (It was at Mizpah where Samuel settled disputes among the Israelites.)

Every year he would go around to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah, and in these places he would settle disputes.

Samuel called the people together for a religious gathering at Mizpah

Amaziah killed ten thousand Edomite soldiers in Salt Valley; he captured the city of Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, the name it still has.