Genesis 28:16-22 ▼

16 Then Jacob woke up during the night and told himself, |Surely, the LORD is in this place and I never knew it!|

17 In mounting terror, he cried out, |How scary this place is! This is nothing less than God's house and the gateway to heaven!|

18 When Jacob got up early the next morning, he took the stone that he had used for his pillow, set it up as a pillar, drenched it with oil,

19 and named the place Beth-el, although previously the city had been named Luz.

20 Then he made this solemn vow: |If God remains with me, watches over me throughout this journey that I'm taking, gives me food to eat and clothes to wear,

21 and returns me safely to my father's house, then the LORD will be my God,

22 this stone that I've erected in the form of a pillar will be God's house, and I'll give you a tenth of everything that you give to me.|