Genesis 28:17
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.
Genesis 28:17 in other translations
| BSB | And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven!” |
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| WEB | 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.” |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | 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.' |
| DARBY | 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. |
| BBE | 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. |
| Webster | And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is no other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven. |
What does Genesis 28:17 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 28:16-19
God manifested himself and his favour, to Jacob, when he was asleep. The Spirit, like the wind, blows when and where it listeth, and God's grace, like the dew, tarrieth not for the sons of men. Jacob sought to improve the visit God had made him. Wherever we are, in the city or in the desert, in the house or in the field, in the shop or in the street, we may keep up our intercourse with Heaven, if it is not our own…
Genesis 28:17 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 28:17
- 1 Timothy 3:15
But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
- Genesis 35:1-13
And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Beth–el, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother. Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments: And let us arise, and go up to Beth–el; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went. And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem. …
- Ecclesiastes 5:1
Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.
- 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.
- Genesis 28:22
And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God’s house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.
- 2 Chronicles 5:14
So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of God.
- Judges 13:22
And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.
- Luke 2:9
And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
- Revelation 1:17
And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
- 1 Peter 4:17
For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
- Hebrews 10:21
And having an high priest over the house of God;
- Luke 8:35
Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
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Context
- Genesis 28:16
And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not.
- Genesis 28:17
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.
- Genesis 28:18
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.
Genesis 28:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y tuvo miedo, y dijo: ¡Cuán terrible es este lugar! No es otra cosa que casa de Dios, y puerta del cielo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il eut peur, et dit: Que ce lieu-ci est terrible! Ce n’est autre chose que la maison de Dieu, et c’est ici la porte des cieux! |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er fürchtete sich und sprach: Wie furchtbar ist dieser Ort! Dies ist nichts anderes als Gottes Haus, und dies die Pforte des Himmels. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Pavensque, Quam terribilis est, inquit, locus iste! non est hic aliud nisi domus Dei, et porta cæli. |