Genesis 28

1So IsaacH3327H413 called forH7121 JacobH3290 and blessedH1288 himH853. “Do notH3808 takeH3947 a wifeH802 from the CanaaniteH3667 womenH1323,” he commandedH6680H559. 2“GoH1980 at onceH6965 to Paddan-aramH6307H758,1 to the houseH1004 of your mother’sH517 fatherH1 BethuelH1328, and takeH3947 a wifeH802 from among the daughtersH1323 of LabanH3837, your mother’sH517 brotherH251. 3May GodH410 AlmightyH77062 blessH1288 youH853 and make you fruitfulH6509 and multiply youH7235, so that you may becomeH1961 a companyH6951 of peoplesH5971. 4And may He giveH5414 the blessingH1293 of AbrahamH85 to you and your descendantsH2233H854, so that you may possessH3423 the landH776 where you dwell as a foreignerH4033, the landH834 GodH430 gaveH5414 to AbrahamH85.”

5So IsaacH3327 sentH7971 JacobH3290H1980 to Paddan-aramH6307H758, toH413 LabanH3837 sonH1121 of BethuelH1328 the ArameanH761, the brotherH251 of RebekahH7259, who was the motherH517 of JacobH3290 and EsauH6215.

Esau Marries Mahalath

6Now EsauH6215 learnedH7200 thatH3588 IsaacH3327 had blessedH1288 JacobH3290 and sentH7971 himH853 to Paddan-aramH6307H758 to takeH3947 a wifeH802 thereH8033, commandingH1288H853H6680 himH5921H559, “Do notH3808 marryH3947H802 a CanaaniteH3667 womanH1323,” 7and that JacobH3290 had obeyedH8085H413 his fatherH1H413 and motherH517 and goneH1980 to Paddan-aramH6307H758.

8AndH6215 seeingH7200 thatH3588 his fatherH1 IsaacH3327 disapproved ofH7451H5869 the CanaaniteH3667 womenH1323, 9EsauH6215 wentH1980 toH413 IshmaelH3458 and marriedH3947 MahalathH4258, the sisterH269 of NebaiothH5032 and daughterH1323 of Abraham’sH85 sonH1121 IshmaelH3458, in addition toH5921 the wivesH802 he already had.

Jacob’s Ladder

10Meanwhile JacobH3290 leftH3318 BeershebaH884 and set out forH1980 HaranH2771. 11On reachingH6293 a certain placeH4725, he spent the nightH3885 thereH8033 becauseH3588 the sunH8121 had setH935. And takingH3947 one of the stonesH68 from that placeH4725, he putH7760 it under his headH4763 and lay downH7901 to sleepH1931H4725.

12And Jacob had a dreamH2492 aboutH2009 a ladderH5551 that restedH5324 on the earthH776 with its topH7218 reachingH5060 up to heavenH8064H2009, and God’sH430 angelsH4397 were going upH5927 and downH3381 the ladder. 13And thereH2009 at the topH59213 the LORDH3068 was standingH5324 and sayingH559, “IH589 am the LORDH3068, the GodH430 of your fatherH1 AbrahamH85 and the GodH430 of IsaacH3327. I will give youH5414 and your descendantsH2233 the landH776 on whichH834 youH859 now lieH7901H5921. 14Your descendantsH2233 will beH1961 like the dustH6083 of the earthH776, and you will spread outH6555 to the westH3220 and eastH6924 and northH6828 and southH5045. AllH3605 the familiesH4940 of the earthH127 will be blessedH1288 through you and your offspringH2233. 15LookH2009, IH595 am with youH5973, and I will watch over youH8104 whereverH3605 you goH1980, and I will bring you backH7725 toH413 thisH2063 landH127. ForH3588 I will notH3808 leaveH5800 you untilH5704 I have doneH6213 whatH834 I have promisedH1696 you.”

16When JacobH3290 woke upH3364H8142, he saidH559, “SurelyH403 the LORDH3068 isH3426 in thisH2088 placeH4725, and IH595 was unaware of itH3808H3045.” 17And he was afraidH3372 and saidH559, “HowH4100 awesomeH3372 is thisH2088 placeH4725! ThisH2088 is noneH369 other thanH3588H518 the houseH1004 of GodH430; thisH2088 is the gateH8179 of heavenH8064!”

The Stone of Bethel

18EarlyH7925 the next morningH1242, JacobH3290 tookH3947 the stoneH68 thatH834 he had placedH7760 under his headH4763, and he set it upH7760 as a pillarH4676. He pouredH3332 oilH8081 onH5921 top of itH7218, 19and he calledH7121 thatH1931 placeH4725 BethelH1008,4 thoughH199 previouslyH7223 the cityH5892 had been namedH8034 LuzH3870.

20Then JacobH3290 madeH5087 a vowH5088, sayingH559, “IfH518 GodH430 will beH1961 with meH5978 and watch over meH8104 on thisH2088 journeyH1870, and if He will provideH5414 me with foodH3899 to eatH398 and clothesH899 to wearH3847, 21so that I may returnH7725 safelyH7965 toH413 my father’sH1 houseH1004, then the LORDH3068 will beH1961 my GodH430. 22And thisH2063 stoneH68 I have set upH7760 as a pillarH4676 will beH1961 God’sH430 houseH1004, and of allH3605 thatH834 You giveH5414 me I will surely give You a tenthH6237.”