Genesis 28:11-16
New International Version
11 When he reached a certain place,(A) he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head(B) and lay down to sleep. 12 He had a dream(C) in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.(D) 13 There above it[a] stood the Lord,(E) and he said: “I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac.(F) I will give you and your descendants the land(G) on which you are lying.(H) 14 Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you(I) will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south.(J) All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.[b](K) 15 I am with you(L) and will watch over you(M) wherever you go,(N) and I will bring you back to this land.(O) I will not leave you(P) until I have done what I have promised you.(Q)”(R)
16 When Jacob awoke from his sleep,(S) he thought, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware of it.”
Footnotes
- Genesis 28:13 Or There beside him
- Genesis 28:14 Or will use your name and the name of your offspring in blessings (see 48:20)
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