Genesis 28:16
And Jacob awoke out of his sleep, and he said, Surely LORD is in this place, and I did not know it.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 15:11Who is like thee, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
Joshua 5:15And the captain of LORD's army said to Joshua, Put off thy shoe from off thy foot, for the place on which thou stand is holy. And Joshua did so.
Job 9:11Lo, he goes by me, and I do not see him. He also passes on, but I do not perceive him.
Psalms 68:35O God, awesome out of thy holy places, the God of Israel, he gives strength and power to [his] people. Blessed be God.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 28:11-16
Jacob's Vision at Bethel. ( b. c. 1760.) 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. 12 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… Read the whole commentary →