Genesis 28:12-22

12 aThen he had a dream, and behold, a 1ladder stood on the earth with its top touching heaven; and behold, bthe angels of God were ascending and descending on it. 13 And behold, aYahweh stood 1above it and said, “I am Yahweh, bthe God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie, I will give it cto you and to dyour seed. 14 And your seed will also be like athe dust of the earth, and you will 1spread out bto the west and to the east and to the north and to the south; and cin you and in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed. 15 Behold, aI am with you and bwill keep you wherever you go. And cI will bring you back to this land; for dI will not forsake you until I have done what I have 1promised you.” 16 Then Jacob aawoke from his sleep and said, “bSurely Yahweh is in this place, and I did not know it.” 17 And he was afraid and said, “aHow fearsome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.”
18 So Jacob rose early in the morning and took athe stone that he had put 1under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on its top.
19 And he called the name of that place 1aBethel; however, 2previously the name of the city had been bLuz. 20 Then Jacob amade a vow, saying, “bIf God will be with me and will keep me on this journey on which I am going, and will give me 1cfood to eat and garments to wear, 21 and aI return to my father’s house in peace, bthen Yahweh will be my God. 22 Now this stone, which I have set up as a pillar, awill be God’s house, and bof all that You give me I will surely give a tenth to You.”
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