Genesis Chapter 28 verse 17 Holy Bible
And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
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And fear came on him, and he said, This is a holy place; this is nothing less than the house of God and the doorway of heaven.
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And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
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And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
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And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is no other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
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He was afraid, and said, "How dreadful is this place! This is none other than God's house, and this is the gate of heaven."
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and he feareth, and saith, `How fearful `is' this place; this is nothing but a house of God, and this a gate of the heavens.'
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 17. - And he was afraid, - so were Moses (Exodus 20:18, 19), Job (Genesis 42:5, 6), Isaiah (Genesis 6:5), Peter (Luke 5:8), John (Revelation 1:17, 18), at similar discoveries of the Divine presence - and said, How dreadful is this place! - i.e. how to be feared! how awe-inspiring! φοβερὸς (LXX.), terribilis (Vulgate) - this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven. Not literally, but figuratively, the place where God dwells, and the entrance to his glorious abode (Keil); the idea that Jacob was "made aware by the dream that he had slept on one of those favored spots singled out for a future sanctuary, and was fearful that he had sinned by employing it for a profane purpose" (Kalisch), being fanciful.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(17) How dreadful.--The manifestation of God must always inspire awe and dread, but not fear: for where He reveals Himself, there is "the gate of heaven"--the appointed entrance for prayer now, and for admission to the glorified life hereafter.
