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Book of Genesis (28:11-19)
Jacob left Beersheba, and went toward Haran. And he came to the place
and stayed there that night, because the sun had set. Taking one of the
stones of the place, he put it under his head and lay down in that
place to sleep. And he dreamed that there was a ladder set up on the
earth, and the top of it reached to heaven; and behold, the angels of
God were ascending and descending on it! And behold, the LORD stood
above it [or "beside him"] and said, "I am the LORD, the God of Abraham
your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give
to you and to your descendants; and your descendants shall be like the
dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the
east and to the north and to the south; and by you and your descendants
shall all the families of the earth bless themselves. Behold, I am with
you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this
land; for I will not leave you until I have done that of which I have
spoken to you." Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, "Surely the
LORD is in this place; and I did not know it." And he was afraid, and
said, "How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of
God, and this is the gate of heaven."