Genesis 28:17
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.
Context
This verse from Genesis Chapter 28 connects to 10 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 …
Other Translations
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.
and he feareth, and saith, `How fearful <FI>is<Fi> this place; this is nothing but a house of God, and this a gate of the heavens.'
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.
Cross References
For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at …
And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, …
And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.
Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give …
And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.
And having an high priest over the house of God;
Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom …
And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: …
But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, …
And God went up from him in the place where he talked with him.