Genesis 28:16

And Jacob awoke out of his sleep, and said, The Lord is in this place, and I knew it not.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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

15And behold I am with thee to preserve thee continually in all the way wherein thou shalt go; and I will bring thee back to this land; for I will not desert thee, until I have done all that I have said to thee.

17And he was afraid, and said, How fearful is this place! this is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

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Cross References

Exodus 15:11Who is like to thee among the gods, O Lord? 1 Who is like to thee? glorified in holiness, 1 Marvelous in glories, doing wonders. 1

Joshua 5:15And the captain of the Lord’s host said to Joshua, Loose thy shoe off thy feet, for the place whereon thou now standest is holy.

Job 9:11If ever he should go beyond me, I shall not see him: 1 If he should pass by me, neither thus have I known it. 1

Psalms 68:35Let the heavens and the earth praise him, 1 The sea, and all things moving in them. 1

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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