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Genesis 28:17

King James Version (KJV)

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Genesis 28:17

Verse 17 of 22

Scripture focus

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 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Genesis 28:17

Theological / Devotional

How dreadful is this place! Those accorded the privilege of a revelation of God find in their hearts a sense of profound awe. To Isaiah came a conviction of guilt, so intense that he feared for his life (Isa. 6:5). A similar experience now brought to Jacob a keen realization of his unworthy and sinful state. But despite his alarm, he knew the place to be “the house of God,” Beth-’Elohim, a house of peace and safety.

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