Genesis 28:12-17 ▼

12 And he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to the heavens. And behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.

13 And behold, YHWH was standing above it and said, “I am YHWH, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac. The land on which you are lying—to you I will give it, and to your seed.

14 And your seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and you shall break forth to the west, and east, and north, and south. And all the families of the earth shall be blessed in you and in your seed.

15 And behold, I am with you and will keep you in every place that you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until that I have done what I have spoken to you.”

16 And Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely YHWH is in this place, and I—I did not know it.”

17 And he feared and he said, “How awesome this place is! This is none other than the house of God! And this is the gate of the heavens!”