Genesis 28:10-15
God appears to Jacob at Bethel
And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went
toward Haran.
And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried
there all night, because the sun was set; and
he took of the stones of that place, and put them
for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the
earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and
behold the angels of God ascending and descend-
ing on it.
And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I
am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the
God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee
will I give it, and to thy seed;
And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth,
and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to
the east, and to the north, and to the south: and
in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the
earth be blessed.
And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in
all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee
again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until
I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
Genesis 28:16-22
Jacob's vow
And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said,
Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.
And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this
place! this is none other but the house of God, and
this is the gate of heaven.
And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took
the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it
up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
And he called the name of that place Bethel: but
the name of that city was called Luz at the first.
And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with
me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will
give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,
So that I come again to my father's house in peace;
then shall the LORD be my God: And this stone, which
I have set for a pillar, shall be
God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will
surely give the tenth unto thee.
