Lexham English Bible

Genesis 28:8-13 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

8. Then Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan were evil in the eyes of Isaac his father,

9. then Esau went to Ishmael and took Mahalath, the daughter of Ishmael, son of Abraham, sister of Nebaioth, as a wife, in addition to the wives he had.

10. Then Jacob went out from Beersheba and went to Haran.

11. And he arrived at a certain place and spent the night there, because the sun had set. And he took one of the stones of the place and put it under his head and slept at that place.

12. And he dreamed, and behold, a stairway was set on the earth, and its top touched the heavens. And behold, angels of God were going up and going down on it.

13. And behold, Yahweh was standing beside him, and he said, “I am Yahweh, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac. The ground on which you were sleeping I will give to you and to your descendants.