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.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven!”
and he feareth, and saith, `How fearful is this place; this is nothing but a house of God, and this a gate of the heavens.'
And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house ofGod, and this is the gate of heaven.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentGenesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.
- Author
- Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
- Date
- Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)