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Genesis 28:17

What does Genesis 28:17 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 28:17 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And fear came on him, and he said, This is a holy place; this is nothing less than the house of God and the doorway of heaven.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and he feareth, and saith, `How fearful <FI>is<Fi> this place; this is nothing but a house of God, and this a gate of the heavens.'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And trembling, he said: How terrible is this place? this is no other but the house of God, and the gate of heaven.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house ofGod, and this is the gate of heaven.

Context

v.16And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely Jehovah is in this place; and I knew it not.

v.17This passage

v.18And 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.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 2 Chronicles 5:14

    so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of Jehovah filled the house of God.

  • Exodus 3:6

    Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

  • Ecclesiastes 5:1

    Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God; for to draw nigh to hear is better than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they know not that they do evil.

  • Luke 8:35

    And they went out to see what had come to pass; and they came to Jesus, and found the man, from whom the demons were gone out, sitting, clothed and in his right mind, at the feet of Jesus: and they were afraid.

  • Genesis 28:22

    then this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God’s house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.

  • Luke 2:9

    And an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

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