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Genesis 28:17

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15 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.

16 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.

18 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.

19 And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven!”
KJV
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.
WEB
He was afraid, and said, “How awesome this place is! This is none other than God’s house, and this is the gate of heaven.”
ASV
And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
DARBY
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.
BLB
And he feared and he said, “How awesome this place is! This [is] none other than the house of God! And this [is] the gate of the heavens!”
ÅB
Og det kom en frykt over ham, og han sa: Hvor forferdelig er ikke dette sted ! Her er i sannhet Guds hus, her er himmelens port.
OTB
Han var fylt av ærefrykt og sa: "Hvor utrolig er dette stedet! Dette er intet mindre enn Guds hus; dette er himmelens port."
B1930
Og det kom en frykt over ham, og han sa: Hvor forferdelig er ikke dette sted ! Her er visselig Guds hus, her er himmelens port.

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Cross references

  • 1 Timothy 3:15

    But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

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  • Genesis 35:1–13

    And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Beth-el, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.

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  • Ecclesiastes 5:1

    Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.

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  • Exodus 3:6

    Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

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  • Genesis 28:22

    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.

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  • 2 Chronicles 5:14

    So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God.

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  • Judges 13:22

    And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.

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  • Luke 2:9

    And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

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