Astronomical Heavens
Genesis 28:17
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.


There is a saying of Hazlitt's, bold, and at first seeming wondrous true: "In the days of Jacob there was a ladder between heaven and earth; but now the heavens have gone farther off, and have become astronomical."

(George Dawson.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: 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.

WEB: He was afraid, and said, "How dreadful is this place! This is none other than God's house, and this is the gate of heaven."




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