Genesis 28:16 (WEB)
Jacob awakened out of his sleep, and he said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I didn’t know it.”
Catechism · 1
“God renews his promise to Jacob, the ancestor of the twelve tribes of Israel.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Gen 28:10-22.
Fathers and councils · 6
Justin Martyr
“And Jacob rose up in the morning, and took the stone which he had placed under his head, and he set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it; and Jacob called the name of the place The House of God, and the name of the city formerly was Ulammaus.’ ”” — editor's note: Gen. xxviii. 10–19. [Οὐλαμλοὺζ. Sept. Luz Eng.]
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Augustine of Hippo
“This was figured in Jacob’s placing a stone at his head, and so sleeping.” — editor's note: Gen. xxviii. 11–18.
Read the whole comment“And Jacob called the name of that place the house of God.”” — editor's note: Gen. xxviii. 10–19.
Read the whole comment“Jacob saw a ladder in a dream; and on a ladder he saw angels ascending and descending: and he anointed the stone which he had placed at his head.” — editor's note: Gen. xxviii. 12–18.
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Basil the Great
“This place Jacob saw and said “The Lord is in this place.”” — editor's note: Gen. xxviii. 16.
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Tertullian
“And then adds, “This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven!”” — editor's note: Gen. xxviii. 12–17.
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