Genesis 28:11

And coming to a certain place, he made it his resting-place for the night, for the sun had gone down; and he took one of the stones which were there, and putting it under his head he went to sleep in that place.

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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.

In Context

10So Jacob went out from Beer-sheba to go to Haran.

12And he had a dream, and in his dream he saw steps stretching from earth to heaven, and the angels of God were going up and down on them.

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Cross References

Genesis 31:46And Jacob said to his people, Get stones together; and they did so; and they had a meal there by the stones.

2 Corinthians 1:5For as we undergo more of the pain which Christ underwent, so through Christ does our comfort become greater.

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 →

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