Genesis 28:16
And Jacob awoke from his sleep, and said. Surely, Yahweh was in this place, And I, knew it not.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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, among the mighty O Yahweh? Who is, like unto thee, Majestic in holiness,—To be revered in praises, Doing a marvellous thing?
Joshua 5:15Then said the prince of the host of Yahweh unto Joshua—Slip off thy sandals from thy feet, for, as for the place whereon thou art standing, holy, it is. And Joshua did so.
Job 9:11Lo! he cometh upon me, yet can I not see him, Yea he passeth on, yet can I not discern him.
Psalms 68:35As for the GOD of Israel, he, is giving strength and abundant might to the 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 →