Genesis 28:17
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And trembling, he said: How terrible is this place? this is no other but the house of God, and the gate of heaven.

he was.

Exodus 3:6 And he said: I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Moses hid his face: for he durst not look at God.

Judges 13:22 And he said to his wife: We shall certainly die, because we have seen God.

Matthew 17:6 And the disciples hearing fell upon their face, and were very much afraid.

Luke 2:9 And behold an angel of the Lord stood by them and the brightness of God shone round about them: and they feared with a great fear.

Luke 8:35 And they went out to see what was done. And they came to Jesus and found the man out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at his feet, clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid.

Revelation 1:17 And when I had seen him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying: Fear not. I am the First and the Last,

the house.

Genesis 28:22 And this stone, which I have set up for a title, shall be called the house of God: and of all things that thou shalt give to me, I will offer tithes to thee.

Genesis 35:1-13 In the mean time God said to Jacob: Arise and go up to Bethel, and dwell there, and make there an altar to God, who appeared to thee when thou didst flee from Esau, thy brother. . . .

2 Chronicles 5:14 Nor could the priests stand and minister by reason of the cloud. For the glory of the Lord had filled the house of God.

Ecclesiastes 5:1 Keep thy foot, when thou goest into the house of God, and draw nigh to hear. For much better is obedience, than the victims of fools, who know not what evil they do.

1 Timothy 3:15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

Hebrews 10:21 And a high priest over the house of God:

1 Peter 4:17 For the time is, that judgment should begin at the house of God. And if at first at us, what shall be the end of them that believe not the gospel of God?

Context
Jacob's Ladder
16And when Jacob awaked out of sleep, he said: Indeed the Lord is in this place, and I knew it not. 17And trembling, he said: How terrible is this place? this is no other but the house of God, and the gate of heaven.
Cross References
Psalm 68:35
God is wonderful in his saints: the God of Israel is he who will give power and strength to his people. Blessed be God.

Genesis 28:18
And Jacob arising in the morning, took the stone which he had laid under his head, and set it up for a title, pouring oil upon the top of it.

Lexicon
And he was afraid
וַיִּירָא֙ (way·yî·rā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten

and said,
וַיֹּאמַ֔ר (way·yō·mar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“How
מַה־ (mah-)
Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

awesome
נּוֹרָ֖א (nō·w·rā)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten

[is] this
הַזֶּ֑ה (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that

place!
הַמָּק֣וֹם (ham·mā·qō·wm)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition

This
זֶ֗ה (zeh)
Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that

is none
אֵ֣ין (’ên)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

other than
כִּ֚י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

the house
בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house

of God;
אֱלֹהִ֔ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

this
וְזֶ֖ה (wə·zeh)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that

is the gate
שַׁ֥עַר (ša·‘ar)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8179: An opening, door, gate

of heaven!”
הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ (haš·šā·mā·yim)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8064: Heaven, sky


Additional Translations
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!”And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

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.

And he was afraid, and said, How fearful is this place! this is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is no other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

He was afraid, and said, "How dreadful is this place! This is none other than God's house, and this is the gate of heaven."

and he feareth, and saith, 'How fearful is this place; this is nothing but a house of God, and this a gate of the heavens.'
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