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Genesis 28
Jacob flees from Esau towards Haran. At Bethel he dreams of a stairway reaching to heaven with angels going up and down, and the LORD repeats the promises made to Abraham. Jacob sets up the stone as a pillar and vows that the LORD will be his God.
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Jacob, ages 77–97: Twenty years in Haran
He leaves home alone with a promise from a dream: "I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest." In Haran the deceiver is deceived, and his wages are changed ten times (Gen 31:41). Exile becomes a school. He arrives with a staff and le…