14. They will be as numerous as the specks of dust on the earth. They will extend their territory in all directions, and through you and your descendants I will bless all the nations.
15. Remember, I will be with you and protect you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done all that I have promised you.”
16. Jacob woke up and said, “The Lord is here! He is in this place, and I didn't know it!”
17. He was afraid and said, “What a terrifying place this is! It must be the house of God; it must be the gate that opens into heaven.”
18. Jacob got up early next morning, took the stone that was under his head, and set it up as a memorial. Then he poured olive oil on it to dedicate it to God.
19. He named the place Bethel. (The town there was once known as Luz.)