Genesis 28:10-22 - Jacob's Dream

¹⁰ So Jacob went out from Beer-sheba to go to Haran. 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. ¹² And 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. ¹³ And he saw the Lord by his side, saying, I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac: I will give to you and to your seed this land on which you are sleeping. ¹⁴ Your seed will be like the dust of the earth, covering all the land to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south: you and your seed will be a name of blessing to all the families of the earth. ¹⁵ And truly, I will be with you, and will keep you wherever you go, guiding you back again to this land; and I will not give you up till I have done what I have said to you.

¹⁶ And Jacob, awaking from his sleep, said, Truly, the Lord is in this place and I was not conscious of it. 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.

¹⁸ And early in the morning Jacob took the stone which had been under his head, and put it up as a pillar and put oil on it. ¹⁹ And he gave that place the name of Beth-el, but before that time the town was named Luz. ²⁰ Then Jacob took an oath, and said, If God will be with me, and keep me safe on my journey, and give me food and clothing to put on, ²¹ So that I come again to my father's house in peace, then I will take the Lord to be my God, ²² And 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.