28:16 Then Jacob woke up 2 and thought, 3 “Surely the Lord is in this place, but I did not realize it!” 28:17 He was afraid and said, “What an awesome place this is! This is nothing else than the house of God! This is the gate of heaven!”
28:18 Early 4 in the morning Jacob 5 took the stone he had placed near his head 6 and set it up as a sacred stone. 7 Then he poured oil on top of it. 28:19 He called that place Bethel, 8 although the former name of the town was Luz. 28:20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God is with me and protects me on this journey I am taking and gives me food 9 to eat and clothing to wear, 28:21 and I return safely to my father’s home, 10 then the Lord will become my God. 28:22 Then this stone 11 that I have set up as a sacred stone will be the house of God, and I will surely 12 give you back a tenth of everything you give me.” 13