¹³The Lord stood above the stairway. He said, “I am the Lord. I am the God of your grandfather Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your children after you the land on which you are lying. ¹⁴They will be like the dust of the earth that can’t be counted. They will spread out to the west and to the east. They will spread out to the north and to the south. All nations on earth will be blessed because of you and your children after you.

¹⁵“I am with you. I will watch over you everywhere you go. And I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”

¹⁶Jacob woke up from his sleep. Then he thought, “The Lord is certainly in this place. And I didn’t even know it.”

¹⁷Jacob was afraid. He said, “How holy this place is! This must be the house of God. This is the gate of heaven.”

¹⁸Early the next morning Jacob took the stone he had placed under his head. He set it up as a pillar. And he poured oil on top of it. ¹⁹He named that place Bethel. But the city used to be called Luz.

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Genesis 28:17: And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.”