Genesis 28:17-19

17 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 he had placed under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on top of it.
19 He called that place Bethel,[a] though the city used to be called Luz.

Cross References 7

  • 1. Exodus 3:5; Exodus 19:21; Joshua 5:15; Psalms 68:24,35
  • 2. ver 22; Genesis 32:2; 1 Chronicles 22:1; 2 Chronicles 3:1
  • 3. ver 11
  • 4. ver 22; Ge 31:13,45,51; Genesis 35:14; Exodus 24:4; Joshua 24:26,27; Isaiah 19:19
  • 5. Leviticus 8:11; Joshua 4:9
  • 6. S Genesis 12:8
  • 7. Genesis 35:6; Genesis 48:3; Joshua 16:2; Joshua 18:13; Judges 1:23,26

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. "Bethel" means "house of God."
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