Genesis 28:16-22

16Jacob woke from his sleep. He thought, ‘The Lord is in this place and I did not know it.’

17Jacob was afraid. He said, ‘How great this place is! This must be the house of God. This is the gate of heaven.’

18Early in the morning Jacob got up. He took the stone that he had put under his head. He made it stand up straight in the ground. He poured oil on top of it.

19Jacob called that place Bethel. Before that, the name of the place had been Luz.

20Then Jacob made a promise to God. He said, ‘While I am on this journey, I want God to be with me and to take care of me. I want him to give me food to eat and clothes to wear.

21Then I want to return to my father's house. If God keeps me safe, then the Lord will be my God.

22This special stone that I have put here will be God's house. And from everything that God gives me, I will give God one tenth.’