Chapter 28
1 Isaac called Jacob , blessed him , and commanded him , " You shall not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan .
2 Arise , go to Paddan Aram , to the house of Bethuel your mother’s father. Take a wife from there from the daughters of Laban , your mother’s brother.
3 May God Almighty bless you , and make you fruitful , and multiply you , that you may be a company of peoples ,
4 and give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your offspring with you , that you may inherit the land where you travel, which God gave to Abraham."
5 Isaac sent Jacob away . He went to Paddan Aram to Laban , son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah , Jacob ’s and Esau ’s mother.
6 Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan Aram , to take him a wife from there , and that as he blessed him he gave him a command , saying, " You shall not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan ;"
7 and that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Paddan Aram .
8 Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan didn’t please Isaac , his father.
9 So Esau went to Ishmael , and took , in addition to the wives that he had , Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael , Abraham ’s son , the sister of Nebaioth , to be his wife.
10 Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went towards Haran .
11 He came to a certain place , and stayed there all night , because the sun had set . He took one of the stones of the place , and put it under his head , and lay down in that place to sleep .
12 He dreamt and saw a stairway set upon the earth , and its top reached to heaven . Behold , the angels of God were ascending and descending on it .
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 .
20 Jacob vowed a vow , saying, " If God will be with me , and will keep me in this way that I go , and will give me bread to eat , and clothing to put on ,
21 so that I come again to my father’s house in peace , and the LORD will be my God ,
22 then this stone, which I have set up for a pillar , will be God ’s house . Of all that you will give me I will surely give a tenth to you ."