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and I knew <i>it</i> not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I did not know <i>it.</i>”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “The LORD is certainly in this place, and I did not know it!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, &#8220Surely the LORD is in this place, and I did not know it.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I did not know it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely Yahweh is in this place, and I did not know it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and he said, “Without any doubt the LORD is in this place, and I did not realize it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I did not know it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he said, &#8220Surely the LORD is in this place, and I did not know it.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely Jehovah is in this place; and I knew it not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jacob woke up suddenly and thought, "The LORD is in this place, and I didn't even know it." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then Jacob woke up from his sleep and exclaimed, "Certainly, the LORD is in this place, and I didn't know it!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jacob woke up and said, "The LORD is here! He is in this place, and I didn't know it!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Jacob woke up during the night and told himself, "Surely, the LORD is in this place and I never knew it!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Jacob woke up, he said, ?Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was unaware of it.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then Jacob woke up and thought, "Surely the LORD is in this place, but I did not realize it!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then Jacob woke up from his sleep, and said, "Surely God is in this place, and I did not know it."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Jacob awakened out of his sleep, and he said, “Surely Yahweh is in this place, and I didn’t know it.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jacob awakens out of his sleep and says, “Surely YHWH is in this place, and I did not know”;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jacob awaketh out of his sleep, and saith, 'Surely Jehovah is in this place, and I knew not;'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jacob will awake from his sleep, and he will say, surely there is Jehovah in this place and I knew not.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when Jacob awaked out of sleep, he said: Indeed the Lord is in this place, and I knew it not. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when Jacob had awakened from sleep, he said, “Truly, the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he said, “Truly, the LORD is in this place and I did not know it!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Jacob woke from his sleep and said, “Surely the LORD is in this place—and I did not know it!”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Jacob awoke from his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I did not know it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Yaquuv was awakened from his sleep and he said, “Truly, LORD JEHOVAH is in this place and I not have known.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said: 'Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and said, The Lord is in this place, and I knew it not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/28-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=6863" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/28.htm">Jacob's Ladder</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>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.” <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ya·‘ă·qōḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">When Jacob</a> <a href="/hebrew/3364.htm" title="3364: way·yî·qaṣ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To awake. A primitive root; to awake.">woke up,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8142.htm" title="8142: miš·šə·nā·ṯōw (Prep-m:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Sleep. Or shena; from yashen; sleep."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">he thought,</a> <a href="/hebrew/403.htm" title="403: ’ā·ḵên (Adv) -- Surely. From kuwn; firmly; figuratively, surely; also But.">“Surely</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/3426.htm" title="3426: yêš (Adv) -- Being, substance, existence, is. ">is</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">in this</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: bam·mā·qō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">place,</a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: wə·’ā·nō·ḵî (Conj-w:: Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">and I</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yā·ḏā·‘ə·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">was unaware of it.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven!”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/3-4.htm">Exodus 3:4-6</a></span><br />When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called out to him from within the bush, “Moses, Moses!” “Here I am,” he answered. / “Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.” / Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/6-12.htm">Judges 6:12-22</a></span><br />And the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon and said, “The LORD is with you, O mighty man of valor.” / “Please, my Lord,” Gideon replied, “if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all His wonders of which our fathers told us, saying, ‘Has not the LORD brought us up out of Egypt?’ But now the LORD has forsaken us and delivered us into the hand of Midian.” / The LORD turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel from the hand of Midian. Am I not sending you?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-11.htm">1 Kings 19:11-13</a></span><br />Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. / After the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a still, small voice. / When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-1.htm">Isaiah 6:1-5</a></span><br />In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple. / Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. / And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/42-5.htm">Job 42:5-6</a></span><br />My ears had heard of You, but now my eyes have seen You. / Therefore I despise myself, and I repent in dust and ashes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/139-7.htm">Psalm 139:7-10</a></span><br />Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence? / If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there. / If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-23.htm">Jeremiah 23:23-24</a></span><br />“Am I only a God nearby,” declares the LORD, “and not a God far away?” / “Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/6-17.htm">2 Kings 6:17</a></span><br />Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the hills were full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/10-7.htm">Daniel 10:7-9</a></span><br />Only I, Daniel, saw the vision; the men with me did not see it, but a great terror fell upon them, and they ran and hid themselves. / So I was left alone, gazing at this great vision. No strength remained in me; my face grew deathly pale, and I was powerless. / I heard the sound of his words, and as I listened, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/3-7.htm">Amos 3:7</a></span><br />Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/28-20.htm">Matthew 28:20</a></span><br />and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a></span><br />The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-21.htm">John 14:21</a></span><br />Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/20-14.htm">John 20:14-16</a></span><br />When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there. But she did not recognize that it was Jesus. / “Woman, why are you weeping?” Jesus asked. “Whom are you seeking?” Thinking He was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried Him off, tell me where you have put Him, and I will get Him.” / Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-3.htm">Acts 9:3-5</a></span><br />As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. / He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?” / “Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.</p><p class="hdg">and I.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/3-5.htm">Exodus 3:5</a></b></br> And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest <i>is</i> holy ground.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/15-11.htm">Exodus 15:11</a></b></br> Who <i>is</i> like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who <i>is</i> like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful <i>in</i> praises, doing wonders?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/5-15.htm">Joshua 5:15</a></b></br> And the captain of the LORD'S host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest <i>is</i> holy. And Joshua did so.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/31-26.htm">Awaked</a> <a href="/acts/16-27.htm">Awakened</a> <a href="/genesis/9-24.htm">Awaketh</a> <a href="/genesis/9-24.htm">Awaking</a> <a href="/genesis/19-35.htm">Aware</a> <a href="/genesis/9-24.htm">Awoke</a> <a href="/genesis/3-7.htm">Conscious</a> <a href="/genesis/28-10.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/28-11.htm">Sleep</a> <a href="/genesis/28-15.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/genesis/27-42.htm">Thought</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/16-14.htm">Awaked</a> <a href="/judges/16-14.htm">Awakened</a> <a href="/genesis/41-4.htm">Awaketh</a> <a href="/judges/7-21.htm">Awaking</a> <a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Aware</a> <a href="/genesis/41-4.htm">Awoke</a> <a href="/genesis/42-23.htm">Conscious</a> <a href="/genesis/28-18.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/30-3.htm">Sleep</a> <a href="/genesis/28-22.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/genesis/30-22.htm">Thought</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 28</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/28-1.htm">Isaac blesses Jacob, and sends him to Padan-aram.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/28-6.htm">Esau marries Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/28-10.htm">Jacob journeys, and has a vision of a ladder.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/28-18.htm">The stone of Bethel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/28-20.htm">Jacob's vow.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/28.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/28.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>When Jacob woke up</b><br>Jacob's awakening marks a pivotal moment in his spiritual journey. This event occurs after his dream of a ladder reaching to heaven, where he sees angels ascending and descending. This dream signifies a divine connection between heaven and earth, emphasizing God's ongoing involvement in human affairs. Jacob's awakening can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual enlightenment and awareness of God's presence.<p><b>he said,</b><br>Jacob's verbal response indicates a moment of realization and acknowledgment. In biblical narratives, speech often signifies a character's internal transformation or understanding. This moment is crucial as it reflects Jacob's recognition of a divine encounter.<p><b>“Surely the LORD is in this place,</b><br>Jacob's declaration acknowledges God's presence in a specific location, which he had not previously recognized. This reflects the belief in sacred spaces where God reveals Himself. The location, later named Bethel, becomes significant in Israel's history as a place of worship and encounter with God. This statement also underscores the omnipresence of God, who can manifest His presence anywhere, not just in designated holy sites.<p><b>and I was unaware of it.”</b><br>Jacob's admission of unawareness highlights human limitations in perceiving the divine. It serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty and the mystery of His ways, which often go unnoticed until He chooses to reveal Himself. This phrase can be connected to other biblical instances where individuals fail to recognize God's presence or actions, such as the disciples on the road to Emmaus in <a href="/luke/24-13.htm">Luke 24:13-35</a>. It also speaks to the theme of spiritual blindness and the need for divine revelation to truly understand God's workings in the world.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>The son of Isaac and Rebekah, and the twin brother of Esau. Jacob is a central figure in this passage, experiencing a divine encounter in a dream.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/bethel.htm">Bethel</a></b><br>The location where Jacob has his dream. Originally called Luz, Jacob renames it Bethel, meaning "House of God," after his encounter with God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_dream.htm">The Dream</a></b><br>Jacob dreams of a ladder reaching to heaven with angels ascending and descending on it, and God speaks to him, reaffirming the covenant made with Abraham and Isaac.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/awareness_of_god's_presence.htm">Awareness of God's Presence</a></b><br>Jacob's realization teaches us to be aware of God's presence in our daily lives, even when we do not initially perceive it.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>The reaffirmation of the covenant to Jacob reminds us of God's faithfulness to His promises, encouraging us to trust in His word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_awakening.htm">Spiritual Awakening</a></b><br>Jacob's awakening symbolizes a spiritual awakening, prompting us to seek deeper understanding and relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/transformation_of_places.htm">Transformation of Places</a></b><br>Just as Jacob transformed Luz into Bethel, we are called to transform our environments into places where God's presence is acknowledged and revered.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_reflection.htm">Personal Reflection</a></b><br>Jacob's experience encourages personal reflection on our own spiritual journeys and the moments when we have encountered God unexpectedly.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 28</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_aleppo_codex.htm">What is Bethel's significance in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_jacob,_also_known_as_israel.htm">Who is Jacob, also known as Israel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_bethel's_role_in_the_bible.htm">What is Bethel's significance in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/when_to_scatter_or_gather_stones.htm">When is it time to scatter or gather stones?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/28.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) <span class= "bld">Surely the Lord (Jehovah) is in this place.</span>--Jacob was not unaware of the omnipresence of the Deity: what astonished him was that Jehovah should thus reveal Himself far away from the shrines where He was worshipped. Rebekah had gone to one of these to inquire of Jehovah (<a href="/genesis/25-22.htm" title="And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to inquire of the LORD.">Genesis 25:22</a>), and probably to a shrine in the very neighbourhood of the place where Jacob was sleeping (<a href="/genesis/12-8.htm" title="And he removed from there to a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he built an altar to the LORD, and called on the name of the LORD.">Genesis 12:8</a>). But first Abraham, and then Isaac, had for so long made Beer-sheba their home, that Jacob probably knew little about the sanctity of the spot, and felt himself far away from all the religious associations of his youth, and from that "presence of Jehovah" which in antediluvian times had also been supposed to be confined to certain localities (<a href="/genesis/4-16.htm" title="And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelled in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.">Genesis 4:16</a>). But one great object of the dream was to show that Jehovah watches over the whole earth, and that messengers to and fro come from Him and return unto Him.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Jacob awaked out of his sleep</span> (during which he had seen and talked with Jehovah), <span class="cmt_word">and he said, Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not</span>. Jacob does not here learn the doctrine of the Divine omnipresence for the first time (Knobel), but now discovers that the covenant God of Abraham revealed himself at other than consecrated places (Rosenmüller, Keil, Lange, Murphy); or perhaps simply gives expression to his astonishment at finding that whereas he fancied himself alone, he was in reality in the company of God <span class="accented">- so plus adeptum ease quam sperare ausus fuisset</span> (Calvin). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/28-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">When Jacob</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲקֹב֮</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·qōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">woke up,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּיקַ֣ץ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yî·qaṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3364.htm">Strong's 3364: </a> </span><span class="str2">To awake</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he thought,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֕אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Surely</span><br /><span class="heb">אָכֵן֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḵên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_403.htm">Strong's 403: </a> </span><span class="str2">Firmly, surely, but</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵ֣שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(yêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3426.htm">Strong's 3426: </a> </span><span class="str2">Being, substance, existence, is</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֶּ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">place,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּמָּק֖וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bam·mā·qō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> </span><span class="str2">A standing, a spot, a condition</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and I</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָנֹכִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·nō·ḵî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was unaware of it.”</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדָֽעְתִּי׃</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏā·‘ə·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/28-16.htm">Genesis 28:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/28-16.htm">Genesis 28:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/28-16.htm">Genesis 28:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/28-16.htm">Genesis 28:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/28-16.htm">Genesis 28:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/28-16.htm">Genesis 28:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/28-16.htm">Genesis 28:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/28-16.htm">Genesis 28:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/28-16.htm">Genesis 28:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/28-16.htm">Genesis 28:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/28-16.htm">OT Law: Genesis 28:16 Jacob awakened out of his sleep (Gen. 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