16. Jacob woke up suddenly and thought, “The Lord is in this place, and I didn't even know it.”
17. Then Jacob became frightened and said, “This is a fearsome place! It must be the house of God and the ladder to heaven.”
18. When Jacob got up early the next morning, he took the rock that he had used for a pillow and stood it up for a place of worship. Then he poured olive oil on the rock to dedicate it to God,
19. and he named the place Bethel. Before that it had been named Luz.
20. Jacob solemnly promised God, “If you go with me and watch over me as I travel, and if you give me food and clothes
21. and bring me safely home again, you will be my God.
22. This rock will be your house, and I will give back to you a tenth of everything you give me.”