Genesis 28:10-15

Jacob's Dream

10 Jacob left p Beersheba and went toward q Haran. 11 And he came to a certain 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. 12 And he r dreamed, and behold, there was a ladder 1 set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. And behold, s the angels of God were ascending and descending on it! 13 And behold, t the Lord stood above it 2 and said, u "I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac. v The land on which you lie I will give to you and to your offspring. 14 Your offspring shall be like w 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 in you and x your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed. 15 Behold, y I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and z will bring you back to this land. For I will a not leave you until I have done what I have promised you."

  1. Cross References
    Genesis 21:31
    Therefore that place was called Beersheba, because there both of them swore an oath.
    Genesis 26:33
    He called it Shibah; therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day.
  2. Cross References
    Acts 7:2
    And Stephen said: "Brothers and fathers, hear me. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran.
  3. Cross References
    Numbers 12:6
    And he said, "Hear my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the Lord make myself known to him in a vision; I speak with him in a dream.
    Job 33:15 - 16
    In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, while they slumber on their beds.
  4. Cross References
    John 1:51
    And he said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.
  5. Cross References
    Genesis 35:1
    God said to Jacob, "Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there. Make an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.
    Genesis 48:3
    And Jacob said to Joseph, "God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me.
  6. Cross References
    Genesis 26:24
    And the Lord appeared to him the same night and said, "I am the God of Abraham your father. Fear not, for I am with you and will bless you and multiply your offspring for my servant Abraham's sake.
  7. Cross References
    Genesis 35:12
    The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give the land to your offspring after you.
    Genesis 13:14 - 16
    The Lord said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him, "Lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward.
  8. Cross References
    Genesis 13:16
    I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if one can count the dust of the earth, your offspring also can be counted.
  9. Cross References
    Genesis 12:3
    I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.
  10. Cross References
    Genesis 26:24
    And the Lord appeared to him the same night and said, "I am the God of Abraham your father. Fear not, for I am with you and will bless you and multiply your offspring for my servant Abraham's sake.
    Genesis 31:3
    Then the Lord said to Jacob, "Return to the land of your fathers and to your kindred, and I will be with you.
  11. Cross References
    Genesis 35:6
    And Jacob came to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him.
  12. Cross References
    1 Kings 8:57
    The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers. May he not leave us or forsake us.
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