Genesis 28:10-19
New King James Version (NKJV)

Jacob’s Vow at Bethel
10 Now
Jacob went out from Beersheba and went toward Haran. 11 So he
came to a certain place and stayed there all night, because the sun had set. And he took one of
the stones of that place and put it at his head, and he lay down in that place to
sleep. 12 Then he dreamed, and behold, a
ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the
angels of God were ascending and descending on it.

13 And behold, the Lord stood above it and said:
“I am the Lord God of Abraham your
father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and your
descendants. 14 Also your descendants shall be as the dust of the
earth; you shall spread abroad to the west and the east, to the north and the south; and in you
and in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed. 15 Behold, I am with you and will
keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I
have done what I have spoken to you.”

16 Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely
the Lord is in this place, and I did not
know it.” 17 And he was afraid and said, “How
awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of
God, and this is the gate of heaven!”

18 Then Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the
stone that he had put at his head, set it up as a pillar, and poured oil on top of
it. 19 And he called the name of that place
Bethel; but the name of that city had been Luz previously.