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Genesis 28:16
Jacob awakened out of his sleep, and he said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I didn’t know it.”
Genesis 28:16 · World English Bible
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Genesis 28:16 in other translations
And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.
When Jacob woke up, he thought, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was unaware of it.”
Jacob awakened out of his sleep, and he said, "Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it."
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In context
13 Behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, “I am the LORD, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac. I will give the land you lie on to you and to your offspring.
14 Your offspring will be as the dust of the earth, and you will spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south. In you and in your offspring, all the families of the earth will be blessed.
15 Behold, I am with you, and will keep you, wherever you go, and will bring you again into this land. For I will not leave you until I have done that which I have spoken of to you.”
16 Jacob awakened out of his sleep, and he said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I didn’t know it.”
17 He was afraid, and said, “How awesome this place is! This is none other than God’s house, and this is the gate of heaven.”
18 Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put under his head, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil on its top.
19 He called the name of that place Bethel, but the name of the city was Luz at the first.
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