“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.””

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. Genesis 28 contains 22 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.