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8 and seynge also that the doughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father: 9 Then went he vnto Ismael and toke vnto the wiues which he had Mahala the doughter of Ismael Abrahams sonne the sister of Nabaioth to be his wife. 10 Iacob departed from Berseba and went toward Haran 11 and came vnto a place and taried there all nyghte because the sonne was downe. And toke a stone of the place and put it vnder his heade and layde him downe in the same place to slepe. 12 And he dreamed: and beholde there stode a ladder apon the erth and the topp of it reached vpp to heaue. And se the angells of God went vp and downe apon it 13 yee ad the LORde stode apon it and sayde.I am the LORde God of Abraham thi father and the God of Isaac: The londe which thou slepest apon will I geue the and thy seed. 14 And thy seed shalbe as the dust of the erth: And thou shalt spreade abrode: west east north and south. And thorow the and thy seed shall all the kynreddes of the erth be blessed. 15 And se I am with the and wylbe thy keper in all places whother thou goost and wyll brynge ye agayne in to this lande: Nether will I leaue the vntill I haue made good all that I haue promysed the. 16 When Iacob was awaked out of his slepe he sayde: surely the LORde is in this place ad I was not aware. 17 And he was afrayde and sayde how fearfull is this place? it is none other but euen the house of God and the gate of heaue. 18 And Iacob stode vp early in the mornynge and toke the stone that he had layde vnder his heade and pitched it vp an ende and poured oyle on the topp of it. 19 And he called the name of the place Bethell for in dede the name of the citie was called Lus before tyme. 20 And Iacob vowed a vowe saynge: Yf God will be with me and wyll kepe me in this iourney which I goo and will geue me bread to eate and cloothes to put on 21 so that I come agayne vnto my fathers house in saftie: then shall the LORde be my God 22 and this stone which I haue sett vp an ende shalbe godes house And of all that thou shalt geue me will I geue the tenth vnto the. Genesis 28:8-22, Tyndale Bible of 1526. Public domain.
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