Genesis 28

Treated in 9 passages across the library.

  • 28:12 And he dreamed; and behold, a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven; and behold, the angels of God ascending and descending on it. 3
  • 28:1 And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. 1
  • 28:13 And, behold, Jehovah stood above it, and said, I am Jehovah, the God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; 1
  • 28:15 And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee whithersoever 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. 1
  • 28:16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely Jehovah is in this place; and I knew it not. 1
  • 28:21 so that I come again to my father’s house in peace, and Jehovah will be my God, 1
  • 28:22 then this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God’s house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee. 1

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  1. The Life of Trust · George Müller

    Stewardship cites Genesis xxviii. 22

    …fully and not of necessity. But if even Jacob, with the first dawning of spiritual light (Genesis xxviii. 22), promised to God the tenth of all he should give to him, how much ought we believers in …

  2. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    The Fourth Stage cites Gen. 28:12

    …ndered. Gen. 3:6; Rom. 7:24. Then they had her to a place, and showed her Jacob’s ladder. Gen. 28:12. Now at that time there were some angels ascending upon it. So Christiana looked and look…

  3. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.1 The First Commandment cites Gen 28: 21

    …m all other objects to set his heart upon, and says as Jacob, ‘The Lord shall be my God.’ Gen 28: 21. He that chooses God, devotes himself to God. ‘Thy servant who is devoted to thy fear.’ P…

  4. The Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith · Charles H. Spurgeon

    The Month of January cites Gen. 28:13

    …ter down. Jan. 3 REST ON A PROMISE "The land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it." Gen. 28:13 No promise is of private interpretation: it belongs not to one saint, but to all believer…

  5. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.5 The Fifth Commandment cites Gen 28: 1

    …n marriage, though he was forty years old, without the advice and consent of his parents. Gen 28: 1, 2. Children are, as it were, the parents’ proper goods and possession, and it is great i…

  6. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    June cites Gen. xxviii. 15

    …ill keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land. Gen. xxviii. 15. “With thee,” companionship; “Keep thee,” guardianship; “Bring thee,” guidance. June 15 I…

  7. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    July cites Gen. xxviii. 16

    …ngth to perform it.—Selected. July 9 Surely the Lord is in this place, and I knew it not. Gen. xxviii. 16. “Surely the Lord was in this place, and I knew it not.” My soul, this is also thine expe…

  8. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    October cites Gen. xxviii. 12

    …ld. October 11 Behold, a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. Gen. xxviii. 12. Think of that mystic ladder, which descends from the throne of God to the spot, however …

  9. Our Daily Walk · Frederick Brotherton Meyer

    February cites Gen 28:12

    …f it reached to Heaven; and, behold, the angels of God ascending and descending on it.”-- Gen 28:12. “Hereafter ye shall see Heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon…