As the sun was setting, a deep sleep came over Abram, and suddenly great terror and darkness descended on him.
Genesis 28:11 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised He reached a certain place and spent the night there because the sun had set. He took one of the stones from the place, put it there at his head, and lay down in that place. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he came to a certain place and stayed there overnight, because the sun was set. Taking one of the stones of the place, he put it under his head and lay down there to sleep. American Standard Version (1901) And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took one of the stones of the place, and put it under his head, and lay down in that place to sleep. Common English Bible He reached a certain place and spent the night there. When the sun had set, he took one of the stones at that place and put it near his head. Then he lay down there. Catholic Public Domain Version And when he had arrived at a certain place, where he would rest after the setting of the sun, he took some of the stones that lay there, and placing them under his head, he slept in the same place. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when he was come to a certain place, and would rest in it after sunset, he took of the stones that lay there, and putting under his head, slept in the same place. |
As the sun was setting, a deep sleep came over Abram, and suddenly great terror and darkness descended on him.
Early in the morning Jacob took the stone that was near his head and set it up as a marker. He poured oil on top of it
and named the place Bethel, though previously the city was named Luz.
Then Jacob said to his relatives, ‘Gather stones.’ And they took stones and made a mound, then ate there by the mound.
Jesus told him, ‘Foxes have dens, and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.’
For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow to us, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.