Genesis 28:17
And fear came on him, and he said, This is a holy place; this is nothing less than the house of God and the doorway of heaven.
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Genesis 28:22And this stone which I have put up for a pillar will be God's house: and of all you give me, I will give a tenth part to you.
Genesis 35:7And there he made an altar, naming the place El-beth-el: because it was there he had the vision of God when he was in flight from his brother.
Exodus 3:6And he said, I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses kept his face covered for fear of looking on God.
2 Chronicles 5:14So that the priests were not able to keep their places to do their work because of the cloud; for the house of God was full of the glory of the Lord.
Matthew 17:6And at these words the disciples went down on their faces in great fear.
Luke 8:35And they went out to see what had taken place, and they came to Jesus and saw the man out of whom the evil spirits had gone, seated, clothed and with full use of his senses, at the feet of Jesus; and fear came on them.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 28:17-22
Jacob's Vow. ( b. c. 1760.) 16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not. 17 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… Read the whole commentary →