Genesis 28:16
And Jacob awakened out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord is present in this place; and I knew it not.
Leeser Tanakh
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 unto thee, O Lord, among the mighty? who is like unto thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
Joshua 5:15And the captain of the Lord's host said unto Joshua, Put off thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.
Job 9:11Lo, were he to go past by me, I should not see him; and were he to pass along, I should not perceive him.
Psalms 68:35(68:36) Thou art tremendous, O God, from thy holy residences: O God of Israel, [thou art] he that givest strength and power unto [thy] 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 →