Genesis 28:16 · KJV
“And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew {it} not.”
— Genesis 28:16
And, behold, I {am} with thee, and will keep thee in all {places} whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done {that} which I have spoken to thee of.
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.
Genesis 28 — Context
And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. {spread...: Heb. break forth}
15And, behold, I {am} with thee, and will keep thee in all {places} whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done {that} which I have spoken to thee of.
16And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew {it} not.
17And 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.
18And 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.
Cross References
Joshua 5:15
And the captain of the LORD'S host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest {is} holy. And Joshua did so.
Exodus 15:11
Who {is} like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who {is} like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful {in} praises, doing wonders? {gods: or, mighty ones?}
Exodus 3:5
And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest {is} holy ground.
1 Samuel 3:4-7
That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here {am} I.
Job 9:11
Lo, he goeth by me, and I see {him} not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.
Job 33:14
For God speaketh once, yea twice, {yet man} perceiveth it not.
Isaiah 8:13
Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and {let} him {be} your fear, and {let} him {be} your dread.
Psalms 68:35
O God, {thou art} terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel {is} he that giveth strength and power unto {his} people. Blessed {be} God.