28 So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed^(A) him. Then he commanded him: “Do not marry a Canaanite woman.^{(B) 2} Go at once to Paddan Aram,^[a](C) to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel.^(D) Take a wife for yourself there, from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.^{(E) 3} May God Almighty^[b](F) bless^(G) you and make you fruitful^(H) and increase your numbers^(I) until you become a community of peoples.

¹¹ When he reached a certain place,^(A) he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head^(B) and lay down to sleep.

¹⁵ I am with you^(A) and will watch over you^(B) wherever you go,^(C) and I will bring you back to this land.^(D) I will not leave you^(E) until I have done what I have promised you.^(F)”^(G)

¹⁶ When Jacob awoke from his sleep,^(H) he thought, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware of it.” ¹⁷ He was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place!^(I) This is none other than the house of God;^(J) this is the gate of heaven.”

¹⁸ Early the next morning Jacob took the stone he had placed under his head^(K) and set it up as a pillar^(L) and poured oil on top of it.^(M)