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Genesis 28:14-16
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14 And your seed will also be like (A)the dust of the earth, and you will [a]spread out (B)to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south; and (C)in you and in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed. 15 Behold, (D)I am with you and (E)will keep you wherever you go. And (F)I will bring you back to this land; for (G)I will not forsake you until I have done what I have [b]promised you.” 16 Then Jacob (H)awoke from his sleep and said, “(I)Surely Yahweh is in this place, and I did not know it.”

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  1. Genesis 28:14 Lit break through
  2. Genesis 28:15 Lit spoken to
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Genesis 28:14-16
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14 And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

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.

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Genesis 28:14-16
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14 Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you(A) will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south.(B) All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.[a](C) 15 I am with you(D) and will watch over you(E) wherever you go,(F) and I will bring you back to this land.(G) I will not leave you(H) until I have done what I have promised you.(I)”(J)

16 When Jacob awoke from his sleep,(K) he thought, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware of it.”

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  1. Genesis 28:14 Or will use your name and the name of your offspring in blessings (see 48:20)
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Genesis 28:14-17
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14 For you will have descendants as many as dust! They will cover the land from east to west and from north to south; and all the nations of the earth will be blessed through you and your descendants. 15 What’s more, I am with you, and will protect you wherever you go, and will bring you back safely to this land; I will be with you constantly until I have finished giving you all I am promising.”

16-17 Then Jacob woke up. “God lives here!” he exclaimed in terror. “I’ve stumbled into his home! This is the awesome entrance to heaven!”

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