Genesis 28
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Genesis 28:11-19

11And he 1happenedH6293 uponH6293 a 23particular placeH4725 and spentH3885 theH3885 nightH3885 thereH8033, becauseH3588 the sunH8121 had setH935; and he tookH3947 one of the stonesH68 of the placeH4725 and madeH7760 it a supportH4763 forH4763 his headH4763, and layH7901 downH7901 in that placeH4725. 12And 4he hadH2492 aH2492 dreamH2492, and beholdH2009, a ladderH5551 was setH5324 upH5324 on the earthH776 with its topH7218 reachingH5060 to heavenH8064; and beholdH2009, 5the angelsH4397 of GodH430 were ascendingH5927 and descendingH3381 on it. 13Then beholdH2009, 6the LordH3068 was standingH5324 7aboveH5921 it and saidH559, “I am the LordH3068, 8the GodH430 of your fatherH1 AbrahamH85 and the GodH430 of IsaacH3327; the landH776 on whichH834 you lieH7901 I will giveH5414 9to you and to 10your 11descendantsH2233. 14Your 12descendantsH2233 will also be like 13the dustH6083 of the earthH776, and you will 14spreadH6555 outH6555 15to the westH3220 and to the eastH6924, and to the northH6828 and to the southH5045; and 16in you and in your 17descendantsH2233 shall allH3605 the familiesH4940 of the earthH127 be blessedH1288. 15BeholdH2009, 18I am with you and 19will keepH8104 you whereverH3605H834 you goH1980, and 20will bringH7725 you backH7725 to thisH2088 landH127; for 21I will not leaveH5800 you untilH5704H834 I have doneH6213 whatH834 I have 22promisedH1696 you.” 16Then JacobH3290 23awokeH3364 from his sleepH8142 and saidH559, “24The LordH3068 is certainlyH403 in thisH2088 placeH4725, and I did not knowH3045 it!” 17And he wasH3372 afraidH3372 and saidH559, “25HowH4100 awesomeH3372 is thisH2088 placeH4725! ThisH2088 is noneH369 otherH369 thanH3588H518 the houseH1004 of GodH430, and thisH2088 is the gateH8179 of heavenH8064!”

18So JacobH3290 gotH7925 upH7925 earlyH7925 in the morningH1242, and tookH3947 26the stoneH68 that he had placedH7760 as a supportH4763 forH4763 his headH4763, and setH7760 it upH7760 as a memorialH4676 stoneH4676, and pouredH3332 oilH8081 on its topH7218. 19Then he namedH7121H8034 that placeH4725 2728BethelH1008; butH199 29previouslyH7223 the nameH8034 of the cityH5892 had been 30LuzH3870.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 28:11 Lit lighted on ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 28:11 Lit the place ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 28:11 Gen 28:19 ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 28:12 Gen 41:1; Num 12:6 ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 28:12 John 1:51 ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 28:13 Gen 35:1; Amos 7:7 ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 28:13 Or beside him ↩
  8. 8. Genesis 28:13 Gen 26:3, 24 ↩
  9. 9. Genesis 28:13 Gen 13:15, 17; 26:3 ↩
  10. 10. Genesis 28:13 Gen 12:7; 15:18 ↩
  11. 11. Genesis 28:13 Lit seed ↩
  12. 12. Genesis 28:14 Lit seed ↩
  13. 13. Genesis 28:14 Gen 13:16; 22:17 ↩
  14. 14. Genesis 28:14 Lit break through ↩
  15. 15. Genesis 28:14 Gen 13:14, 15 ↩
  16. 16. Genesis 28:14 Gen 12:3; 18:18; 22:18; 26:4 ↩
  17. 17. Genesis 28:14 Lit seed ↩
  18. 18. Genesis 28:15 Gen 26:3, 24; 31:3 ↩
  19. 19. Genesis 28:15 Num 6:24; Ps 121:5, 7, 8 ↩
  20. 20. Genesis 28:15 Gen 48:21; Deut 30:3 ↩
  21. 21. Genesis 28:15 Num 23:19; Deut 7:9; 31:6, 8 ↩
  22. 22. Genesis 28:15 Lit spoken to ↩
  23. 23. Genesis 28:16 1 Kin 3:15; Jer 31:26 ↩
  24. 24. Genesis 28:16 Ex 3:4-6; Josh 5:13-15; Ps 139:7-12 ↩
  25. 25. Genesis 28:17 Ps 68:35 ↩
  26. 26. Genesis 28:18 Gen 28:11; 35:14 ↩
  27. 27. Genesis 28:19 I.e., the house of God ↩
  28. 28. Genesis 28:19 Judg 1:23 ↩
  29. 29. Genesis 28:19 Lit at the first ↩
  30. 30. Genesis 28:19 Gen 35:6; 48:3 ↩

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