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# He dreamed
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"Jacob had a dream"
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# set up on the earth
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"with the bottom of it touching the ground"
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# reached to heaven
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This refers to the place where God lives.
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# Behold
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The word "behold" here alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.
# Yahweh stood above it
Possible meanings are 1) "Yahweh was standing at the top of the stairway" or 2) "Yahweh was standing next to Jacob"
# Abraham your father
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Here "father" means "ancestor." AT: "Abraham your ancestor" or "Abraham your forefather"
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/dream]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/angel]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/abraham]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/father]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/isaac]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/descendant]]