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And ^(C1)he had a dream, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth with its top reaching to heaven; and behold, ^(C2)the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.

Then behold, ^(C1)the LORD was standing ^(F1)above it and said, "I am the LORD, ^(C2)the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give ^(C3)to you and to ^(C4)your ^(F2)descendants.

"Your ^(F1)descendants will also be like ^(C1)the dust of the earth, and you will ^(F2)spread out ^(C2)to the west and to the east, and to the north and to the south; and ^(C3)in you and in your ^(F1)descendants shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

"Behold, ^(C1)I am with you and ^(C2)will keep you wherever you go, and ^(C3)will bring you back to this land; for ^(C4)I will not leave you until I have done what I have ^(F1)promised you."

Then Jacob ^(C1)awoke from his sleep and said, "^(C2)The LORD is certainly in this place, and I did not know it!"

And he was afraid and said, "^(C1)How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven!"