Watchfulness

Then she went off and sat down nearby, about a bowshot away, for she said, “I cannot bear to watch the boy die!” And as she sat nearby, she lifted up her voice and wept.

Meanwhile, the man watched her silently to see whether or not the LORD had made his journey a success.

Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”

Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey, and if He will provide me with food to eat and clothes to wear,

It was also called Mizpah, because Laban said, “May the LORD keep watch between you and me when we are absent from each other.