Jacob's vow

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Ge 28:16: And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.

Ge 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.

Ge 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.

Ge 28:19: And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.

Ge 28:20: And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,

Ge 28:21: So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God:

Ge 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.