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Bethel
"House of God"
Genesis 28:19
Who they were
The place where Jacob dreamed of a ladder reaching heaven and declared 'This is the gate of heaven.' A name of encounter and sacred space.
Themes
encountersacredworshippresence
Read their story
Bethel's story begins in Genesis.
The full passage is at Genesis 28:19. Any modern translation will do — the NLT and NIV are the most readable; the ESV and NKJV stay close to the wording the church has used for centuries.
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