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Read Genesis 28

World English Bible · 22 verses

¹ Isaac called Jacob, blessed him, and commanded him, “You shall not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
² Arise, go to Paddan Aram, to the house of Bethuel your mother’s father. Take a wife from there from the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³ May God Almighty bless you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, that you may be a company of peoples,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁴ and give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your offspring with you, that you may inherit the land where you travel, which God gave to Abraham.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁵ Isaac sent Jacob away. He went to Paddan Aram to Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob’s and Esau’s mother.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁶ Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan Aram, to take him a wife from there, and that as he blessed him he gave him a command, saying, “You shall not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁷ and that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Paddan Aram.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁸ Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan didn’t please Isaac, his father.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁹ So Esau went to Ishmael, and took, in addition to the wives that he had, Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebaioth, to be his wife.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁰ Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹¹ He came to a certain place, and stayed there all night, because the sun had set. He took one of the stones of the place, and put it under his head, and lay down in that place to sleep.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹² He dreamed and saw a stairway set upon the earth, and its top reached to heaven. Behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹³ Behold, Yahweh stood above it, and said, “I am Yahweh, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac. I will give the land you lie on to you and to your offspring.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁴ Your offspring will be as the dust of the earth, and you will spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south. In you and in your offspring, all the families of the earth will be blessed.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁵ Behold, I am with you, and will keep you, wherever you go, and will bring you again into this land. For I will not leave you until I have done that which I have spoken of to you.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁶ Jacob awakened out of his sleep, and he said, “Surely Yahweh is in this place, and I didn’t know it.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁷ He was afraid, and said, “How awesome this place is! This is none other than God’s house, and this is the gate of heaven.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁸ Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put under his head, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil on its top.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁹ He called the name of that place Bethel, but the name of the city was Luz at the first.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁰ 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 clothing to put on,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²¹ so that I come again to my father’s house in peace, and Yahweh will be my God,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²² then this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, will be God’s house. Of all that you will give me I will surely give a tenth to you.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org