"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 pill…" — Genesis 28:18

Genesis 28:18 · KJV

“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.”

— Genesis 28:18

Verse 17

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.

Verse 19

And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city {was called} Luz at the first. {Bethel: that is, The house of God}

Genesis 28 — Context

And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew {it} not.

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.

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.

And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city {was called} Luz at the first. {Bethel: that is, The house of God}

And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,

Cross References

Genesis 35:14

And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, {even} a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.

Genesis 31:13

I {am} the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst the pillar, {and} where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.

Genesis 31:45

And Jacob took a stone, and set it up {for} a pillar.

Leviticus 8:10-12

And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that {was} therein, and sanctified them.

Genesis 22:3

And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.

Genesis 35:20

And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that {is} the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day.

Numbers 7:1

And it came to pass on the day that Moses had fully set up the tabernacle, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and all the instruments thereof, both the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had anointed them, and sanctified them;

1 Samuel 7:12

Then Samuel took a stone, and set {it} between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us. {Ebenezer: that is, The stone of help}