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Genesis 28:17

“And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven!””
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15Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”

16When Jacob woke up, he said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was unaware of it.”

17And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven!”

18Early the next morning, Jacob took the stone that he had placed under his head, and he set it up as a pillar. He poured oil on top of it,

19And he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz.

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