Genesis 28:11 · KJV
“And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put {them for} his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.”
— Genesis 28:11
And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran. {Haran: Gr. Charran}
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.
Genesis 28 — Context
Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife. {Mahalath: or, Bashemath}
10And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran. {Haran: Gr. Charran}
11And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put {them for} his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
12And 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.
13And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I {am} the LORD 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;
Cross References
Genesis 28:18
And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put {for} his pillows, and set it up {for} a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
Matthew 8:20
And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air {have} nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay {his} head.
Genesis 31:46
And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.
2 Corinthians 1:5
For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.