Genesis 28

1 And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.2 Arise, go to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother’s father. And take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother’s brother.3 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a company of peoples.4 And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee. That thou mayest inherit the land of thy sojournings, which God gave unto Abraham.5 And Isaac sent away Jacob. And he went to Paddan-aram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob’s and Esau’s mother.

6 Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan-aram, to take him a wife from thence. And that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.7 And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Paddan-aram.8 And Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father.9 And Esau went unto Ishmael, and took, besides the wives that he had, Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebaioth, to be his wife.

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 one of the stones of the place, and put it under his head, 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, Jehovah stood above it, and said, I am Jehovah, the God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac. The land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed.14 And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south. And in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.15 And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee, whithersoever thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land. For I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely Jehovah is in this place. And I knew it not.17 And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

18 And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put under his head, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.19 And he called the name of that place Beth-el. But the name of the city was Luz at the first.20 And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,21 so that I come again to my father’s house in peace, and Jehovah will be my God,22 then this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God’s house. And of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.

Genesis 28

1 So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. Then he commanded him, “You must not marry a Canaanite woman!t2 Leave immediatelyt for Paddan Aram! Go to the house of Bethuel, your mother’s father, and find yourself a wife there, among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.3 May the sovereign Godt bless you! May he make you fruitful and give you a multitude of descendants!t Then you will becomet a large nation.t4 May he give you and your descendants the blessing he gave to Abrahamt so that you may possess the landt God gave to Abraham, the land where you have been living as a temporary resident.”t

5 So Isaac sent Jacob on his way, and he went to Paddan Aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean and brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.
6 Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him off to Paddan Aram to find a wife there.t As he blessed him,t Isaac commanded him, “You must not marry a Canaanite woman.”t7 Jacob obeyed his father and mother and left for Paddan Aram.8 Then Esau realizedt that the Canaanite woment were displeasing tot his father Isaac.

9 So Esau went to Ishmael and marriedt Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Abraham’s son Ishmael, along with the wives he already had.

Jacob’s Dream at Bethel

10 Meanwhile Jacob left Beer Sheba and set out for Haran.11 He reached a certain placet where he decided to camp because the sun had gone down.t He took one of the stonest and placed it near his head.t Then he fell asleept in that place12 and had a dream.t He sawt a stairwayt erected on the earth with its top reaching to the heavens. The angels of God were going up and coming down it13 and the Lord stood at its top. He said, “I am the Lord, the God of your grandfather Abraham and the God of your father Isaac.t I will give you and your descendants the groundt you are lying on.14 Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth,t and you will spread outt to the west, east, north, and south. All the families of the earth will pronounce blessings on one anothert using your name and that of your descendants.t

15 I am with you!t I will protect you wherever you go and will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I promised you!”
16 Then Jacob woke upt and thought,t “Surely the Lord is in this place, but I did not realize it!”

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!”
18 Earlyt in the morning Jacobt took the stone he had placed near his headt and set it up as a sacred stone.ts Then he poured oil on top of it.19 He called that place Bethel,ts although the former name of the town was Luz.20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God is with me and protects me on this journey I am taking and gives me foodt to eat and clothing to wear,21 and I return safely to my father’s home,t then the Lord will become my God.

22 Then this stonet that I have set up as a sacred stone will be the house of God, and I will surelyt give you back a tenth of everything you give me.”t