# Genesis 28.17 **Book:** [Genesis](/codex/genesis/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 15. And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee whithersoever thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of. 16. And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely Jehovah is in this place; and I knew it not. > > **17. And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.** > > 18. And 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 upon the top of it. 19. And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of the city was Luz at the first. (Genesis 28:15-19, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 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 Yahweh is in this place, and I didn’t know it.” > > **17. He was afraid, and said, “How dreadful is this place! 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. (Genesis 28:15-19, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 15. And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of. 16. And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not. > > **17. And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.** > > 18. And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it. 19. And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first. Bethel: that is, The house of God (Genesis 28:15-19, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 15. 'And lo, I [am] with thee, and have kept thee whithersoever thou goest, and have caused thee to turn back unto this ground; for I leave thee not till that I have surely done that which I have spoken to thee.' 16. And Jacob awaketh out of his sleep, and saith, 'Surely Jehovah is in this place, and I knew not;' > > **17. and he feareth, and saith, 'How fearful [is] this place; this is nothing but a house of God, and this a gate of the heavens.'** > > 18. And Jacob riseth early in the morning, and taketh the stone which he hath made his pillows, and maketh it a standing pillar, and poureth oil upon its top, 19. and he calleth the name of that place Bethel, [house of God,] and yet, Luz [is] the name of the city at the first. (Genesis 28:15-19, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Argument from Awe and Wonder](/codex/argument-from-awe-and-wonder/), via [Genesis 28.16-17](/codex/genesis-28-16-17/) - [Argument from Religious Experience](/codex/argument-from-religious-experience/), via [Genesis 28.10-22](/codex/genesis-28-10-22/) - [Jesus is Jacobs Ladder](/codex/jesus-is-jacobs-ladder/), via [Genesis 28.10-22](/codex/genesis-28-10-22/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.