Genesis 28:11

KJV

And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.

— Genesis 28:11, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Genesis Chapter 28 connects to 4 cross-references. Isaac sends Jacob to Paddan-aram to find a wife from Laban's daughters, reaffirming the Abrahamic blessing; Esau, learning his Canaanite wives displease his father, takes a daughter of Ishmael as a third wife. At Bethel, Jacob dreams of a stairway …

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Other Translations

ASV

And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took one of the stones of the place, and put it under his head, and lay down in that place to sleep.

YLT

and he toucheth at a <FI>certain<Fi> place, and lodgeth there, for the sun hath gone in, and he taketh of the stones of the place, and maketh <FI>them<Fi> his pillows, and lieth down in that place.

BBE

And coming to a certain place, he made it his resting-place for the night, for the sun had gone down; and he took one of the stones which were there, and putting it under his head he went to sleep in that place.

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