New Century Version

Genesis 28:16-20 New Century Version (NCV)

16. Then Jacob woke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in this place, but I did not know it.”

17. He was afraid and said, “This place frightens me! It is surely the house of God and the gate of heaven.”

18. Jacob rose early in the morning and took the stone he had slept on and set it up on its end. Then he poured olive oil on the top of it.

19. At first, the name of that city was Luz, but Jacob named it Bethel.

20. Then Jacob made a promise. He said, “I want God to be with me and to protect me on this journey. I want him to give me food to eat and clothes to wear