Genesis 28
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Genesis 28:18-22

18Early the next morning Jacob took the stone he had placed under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on top of it.

19He called that place Bethel, though the city used to be called Luz.

20Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will watch over me on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear

21so that I return safely to my father’s household, then the Lord will be my God

22and this stone that I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that you give me I will give you a tenth.”

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