¹³ There above it^[a] stood the Lord,^(A) and he said: “I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac.^(B) I will give you and your descendants the land^(C) on which you are lying.^{(D) 14} Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you^(E) will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south.^(F) All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.^{[b](G) 15} I am with you^(H) and will watch over you^(I) wherever you go,^(J) and I will bring you back to this land.^(K) I will not leave you^(L) until I have done what I have promised you.^(M)”^(N)

¹⁶ When Jacob awoke from his sleep,^(O) 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!^(P) This is none other than the house of God;^(Q) this is the gate of heaven.”

¹⁸ Early the next morning Jacob took the stone he had placed under his head^(R) and set it up as a pillar^(S) and poured oil on top of it.^{(T) 19} He called that place Bethel,^[c](U) though the city used to be called Luz.^(V)

²⁰ Then Jacob made a vow,^(W) saying, “If God will be with me and will watch over me^(X) on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear^{(Y) 21} so that I return safely^(Z) to my father’s household,^(AA) then the Lord^[d] will be my God^{(AB) 22} and^[e] this stone that I have set up as a pillar^(AC) will be God’s house,^(AD) and of all that you give me I will give you a tenth.^(AE)”

⁹ After Jacob returned from Paddan Aram,^[a](A) God appeared to him again and blessed him.^{(B) 10} God said to him, “Your name is Jacob,^[b] but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israel.^[c]”^(C) So he named him Israel.

¹¹ And God said to him, “I am God Almighty^[d];^(D) be fruitful and increase in number.^(E) A nation^(F) and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will be among your descendants.^{(G) 12} The land I gave to Abraham and Isaac I also give to you, and I will give this land to your descendants after you.^(H)”^{(I) 13} Then God went up from him^(J) at the place where he had talked with him.

¹⁴ Jacob set up a stone pillar^(K) at the place where God had talked with him, and he poured out a drink offering^(L) on it; he also poured oil on it.^{(M) 15} Jacob called the place where God had talked with him Bethel.^[e](N)