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.
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Gill's Exposition
And he was afraid,.... Not with a servile but filial fear; not with a fear of the wrath and displeasure of God, but with a fear of his grace and goodness; not with a fear of distrust of it, of which…
- Jacob’s Journey to Haran 3. קהל qâhāl, “congregation.” 9. מחלת māchălat, Machalath, “sickness, or a harp.” 19. לוּז lûz, Luz, “almond.” The blessing of his sons was the last passage in the…
Adam Clarke
How dreadful is this place! - The appearance of the ladder, the angels, and the Divine glory at the top of the ladder, must have left deep, solemn, and even awful impressions on the mind of Jacob; and…
God manifested himself and his favour to Jacob when he was asleep and purely passive; for the spirit, like the wind, blows when and where he listeth, and God's grace, like the dew, tarrieth not for…
Cambridge Bible
How dreadful This adjective is rendered unsuitable by colloquial usage. The sense would be better given by "awesome" or "terrible." Jacob believes that he has been in the presence of Jehovah and of…
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