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And taking one of the stones from that place, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep. <A name="13"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/28-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down the ladder. <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/28-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And there at the top<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie. <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/28-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/28-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></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.” <A name="17"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/28-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>When Jacob woke up, he said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was unaware of it.” <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/28-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></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!” <A name="19"></a><p class="hdg">The Stone of Bethel<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/28-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Early the next morning, Jacob took the stone that he had placed under his head, and he set it up as a pillar. He poured oil on top of it, <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/28-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>and he called that place Bethel,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">d</a></span> though previously the city had been named Luz. <A name="21"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/28-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>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, <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/28-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>so that I may return safely to my father’s house, then the LORD will be my God. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/28-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And this stone I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give You a tenth.”</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">2</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> That is, northwest Mesopotamia; also in verses 5, 6, and 7<br><span class="fnverse">3</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> Hebrew <i>El-Shaddai</i><br><span class="fnverse">13</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> Or <i>there beside him</i><br><span class="fnverse">19</span> <span class="footnotesbot">d</span> <i>Bethel</i> means <i>house of God</i>.<br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Standard Bible (BSB)</a> printed 2016, 2020, 2022, 2025 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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