Why did Jacob place a stone, pour oil on it, and set it up as a pillar?

Genesis 28:18 - 19

ESV - ¹⁸ So early in the morning Jacob took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up for a pillar and poured oil on the top of it. ¹⁹ He called the name of that place Bethel, but the name of the city was Luz at the first.

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