(KJV) Genesis 28¹

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⥃Jacob’s Departure

[1] And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed² him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt³ not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. [2] Arise⁴, go to Padan–aram⁵, to the house of Bethuel thy mother’s father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban⁶ thy mother’s brother. [3] And God⁷ Almighty bless thee, and make⁸ thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude⁹ of people; [4] And give thee the blessing¹⁰ of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger¹¹, which¹² God gave unto Abraham. [5] And Isaac sent away Jacob¹³: and he went to Padan–aram¹⁴ unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob’s and Esau’s mother.

⥃Esau Marries Mahalath

[6] When Esau¹⁵ saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padan–aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou¹⁶ shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan; [7] And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padan–aram;¹⁷ [8] And Esau seeing that the daughters¹⁸ of Canaan pleased not¹⁹ Isaac his father; [9] Then went Esau unto Ishmael²⁰, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath²¹ the daughter of Ishmael Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.

⥃Jacob’s Ladder

[10] And Jacob went out from Beer–sheba, and went toward Haran.²² [11] And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took²³ of the stones of that place, and put [them²⁴ for] his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep. [12] And he dreamed²⁵, and behold a ladder²⁶ set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. [13] And, behold, the Lord stood²⁷ above it, and said, I [am²⁸] the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land²⁹ whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; [14] And thy seed³⁰ shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad³¹ to the west³², and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee³³ and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. [15] And, behold, I [am³⁴] with thee, and will keep³⁵ thee in all [places] whither thou goest, and will bring³⁶ thee again into this land; for I³⁷ will not leave thee, until³⁸ I have done [that] which I have spoken to thee of.

[16] And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord is in this place; and I³⁹ knew [it] not. [17] And he was⁴⁰ afraid, and said, How dreadful [is] this place! this [is] none other but the house⁴¹ of God, and this [is] the gate of heaven.

⥃The Stone of Bethel

[18] And Jacob rose up⁴² early in the morning, and took⁴³ the stone that he had put [for] his pillows, and set it⁴⁴ up [for] a pillar, and poured⁴⁵ oil upon the top of it. [19] And he called the name⁴⁶ of that place Beth–el⁴⁷: but the name of that city [was called] Luz at the first. [20] And Jacob vowed⁴⁸ a vow, saying, If God⁴⁹ will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give⁵⁰ me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, [21] So that I come⁵¹ again to my father’s house in peace; then⁵² shall the Lord be my God: [22] And this stone, which I have set [for] a pillar, shall be God’s⁵³ house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will⁵⁴ surely give the tenth unto thee.

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