Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Genesis 28:16
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When Jacob woke up, he said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was unaware of it.”
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¶ And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew [it] not.
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Jacob awakened out of his sleep, and he said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I didn’t know it.”
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ASVAmerican Standard Version
And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely Jehovah is in this place; and I knew it not.
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Genesis 28
14 Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.
15 Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
16 When Jacob woke up, he said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was unaware of it.”
17 And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven!”
18 Early the next morning, Jacob took the stone that he had placed under his head, and he set it up as a pillar. He poured oil on top of it,
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