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Genesis 28:12

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10 And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went toward Haran.

11 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 descending on it.

13 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;

14 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.

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BSB
And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down the ladder.
KJV
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 descending on it.
WEB
He dreamed and saw a stairway set upon the earth, and its top reached to heaven. Behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.
ASV
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 descending on it.
DARBY
And he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to the heavens. And behold, angels of God ascended and descended upon it.
BLB
And he dreamed, and behold, a ladder [was] set up on the earth, and its top reached to the heavens. And behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.
ÅB
Da drømte han og så en stige som var stilt opp på jorden, og hvis topp nådde til himmelen, og se, Guds engler steg opp og steg ned på den.
OTB
Han drømte om en stige som var satt på jorden, med toppen som nådde til himmelen, og Guds engler steg opp og ned på den.
B1930
Da drømte han og så en stige som var stilt op på jorden, og hvis topp nådde til himmelen, og se, Guds engler steg op og steg ned på den.

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  • John 1:51

    And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

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  • Genesis 32:1–2

    And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.

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  • Numbers 12:6

    And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.

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  • Job 33:15–16

    In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;

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  • Genesis 15:1

    After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

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  • 2 Timothy 4:16–17

    At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.

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  • Genesis 37:5–11

    And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.

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  • Genesis 15:12

    And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.

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