the river. the Euphrates. Figure of speech Synecdoche (of the Genus).
Gilead. perpetual fountain. Compare Numbers 32:1; Numbers 32:39; Deuteronomy 3:12-16; Deuteronomy 34:1.
Related Commentaries of Genesis 31:21
Genesis 31:21
21 So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead.