Genesis 28:10-19a
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Genesis28v10t19a
10: Jacob set out from Beersheba and journeyed towards Harran.
11: He came to a certain shrine and, because the sun had gone down, he stopped for the night. He took one of the stones there and, using it as a pillow under his head, h lay down to sleep.
12: In a dream he saw a ladder, which rested on the ground with its top reaching to heaven, and Angels of God were going up and down on it.
13: The Lord was sanding beside him saying, “I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. This land on which you are lying I shall give to you and your descendents.
14: They will be countless as the specks of dust on the ground, and you will spread far and wide, to west an east, to north and south. All the families of the earth will wish to be blessed as you and your descendents are blessed.
15: I shall be with you to protect you wherever you go, and I shall bring you back to this land. I shall not leave you until I have done what I promised you.”
16: When Jacob woke from his sleep he said, “Truly the Lord is in this place, and I did know it.”
17: He was awestruck and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; it is the gateway to heaven.”
18: Early in the morning, when Jacob awoke, he took the stone on which his head had rested, and set it up as a sacred pillar, pouring oil over it.
19: He named the place Beth-el;