Genesis 28
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Genesis 28:17-19

17He was afraidH3372 and saidH559, “1HowH4100 awesomeH3372 is thisH2088 placeH4725! ThisH2088 is noneH369 otherH369 thanH3588H518 the houseH1004 of GodH430, and thisH2088 is the gateH8179 of heavenH8064.”

18So JacobH3290 roseH7925 earlyH7925 in the morningH1242, and tookH3947 2the stoneH68 that he had putH7760 3under his headH4763 and setH7760 it up as a pillarH4676 and pouredH3332 oilH8081 on its topH7218. 19He calledH7121 the nameH8034 of that placeH4725 45BethelH1008; howeverH199, 6previouslyH7223 the nameH8034 of the cityH5892 had been 7LuzH3870.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 28:17 Ps 68:35 ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 28:18 Gen 28:11; 35:14 ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 28:18 Lit at his head-place ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 28:19 I.e. the house of God ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 28:19 Judg 1:23 ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 28:19 Lit at the first ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 28:19 Gen 35:6; 48:3 ↩

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