. The Bible panorama, or The Holy Scriptures in picture and story. e land of Canaan to him and to hisdescendants, and that his descendants should be a great multitude of the Lord said he would be with Jacob to take care of him wherever heshould go, and would bring him back to Canaan again. And Jacob awaked out of his sleep and was afraid, because the Lord hadbeen there and spoken to him in his dream: and he rose up early in the morn-ing and worshipped the Lord. He called the name of the place Bethel, whichmeans, The house of God. And Jacob promised that if the Lord would takecare of
. The Bible panorama, or The Holy Scriptures in picture and story. e land of Canaan to him and to hisdescendants, and that his descendants should be a great multitude of the Lord said he would be with Jacob to take care of him wherever heshould go, and would bring him back to Canaan again. And Jacob awaked out of his sleep and was afraid, because the Lord hadbeen there and spoken to him in his dream: and he rose up early in the morn-ing and worshipped the Lord. He called the name of the place Bethel, whichmeans, The house of God. And Jacob promised that if the Lord would takecare of him, and give him bread to eat and clothes to wear, and keep him fromharm, so that he should come back safely to his fathers house again, then hewould obey the Lord; and of all the silver and gold, the flocks and the herds,which God should give him, he would give a tenth part to the Lord. This did notmean that Jacob could give these things into the Lords hand, but that he would help the poor and the sick with them, and build altars and offer burnt offerings. 42. JACOB FALLS ASLEEP AND DREAMS THAT HE SEES A LADDER REACHING TO HEAVEX. 43 Genesis XXVIII. 12. Jacob Serves Laban. 7VFTER Jacobs dream, in which he saw a ladder reaching to heaven, he went-X^\. on his journey until he came near to Haran, where Laban lived. And hesaw there a well in a field, -with three flocks of sheep lying down by it,and the shepherds were with their flocks. A great stone was rolled over themonth of the well, to cover it; but when all the flocks had come in from feed-ing, the shepherds used to roll the stone away and draw up water for the they were done drinking, the stone was rolled back again over the mouthof the well. And Jacob asked the shepherds -where their home was. They said at he said, Do you know Laban? They answered, We know him. AndJacob asked if he was well. They said, He is well; and look, Rachel his daughteris coming with the sheep. While they were speaking, Rache
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