Chapter 28
Session 1 February 2026
Keywords
- ladder
- stone
- anoint
- oil
- pillar
- angel
- ascend
- descend
- house
- gate
- Luz
- almond tree
- amygdala
- fear
- stone
- eyes
Chapter 28
Keywords
ladder, stone, anoint, oil, pillar, angel, ascend, descend, house, gate, Luz, almond tree, amygdala, fear, stone, eyes
[Genesis 28:1-22 KJV*]
- 1 And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged Aleph/Tav{/Vav} him, and said unto him, you shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.
- 2 Arise, go to Padanaram, to the house of Bethuel your mother's father; and take you a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban your mother's brother.
- 3 And God Almighty bless Aleph/Tav{/Kaph} you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, that you mayest be a multitude of people;
- 4 And give you Aleph/Tav–blessing of Abraham, to you, and to your seed with Aleph/Tav{/Kaph} you; that you mayest inherit the land wherein you art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.
- 5 And Isaac sent away Aleph/Tav–Jacob: and he went to Padanaram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.
- 6 When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Aleph/Tav–Jacob, and sent Aleph/Tav{/Vav} him away to Padanaram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed Aleph/Tav{/Vav} him he gave him a charge, saying, you shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;
- 7 And that Jacob heard his father and his mother, and was gone to Padanaram;
- 8 And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father;
- 9 Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Aleph/Tav–Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.
- 10 And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran.
- 11 And he lighted upon a certain place, and lodged there, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
- 12 And he dreamed, and behold a ladder[h5551] set up on the earth[h776], and his head touched the heavens: and behold angels of Alahym ascending[h5927] and descending[h3381] on him.
- 13 And, behold, YAHUAH stood above him, and said, I YAHUAH, Alahy of Abraham your father, and Alahy of Isaac: the land[הארץ][h776] whereon Aleph/Tav{/Hey} you lie, to you will I give it, and to your seed;
- 14 And your seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and you shall break through to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in you and in your seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
- 15 And, behold, I with you, and will keep you in all whither you goest, and will bring you again into the land[האדמה] cut from {Zayin/}Aleph/Tav; for I will not leave you, until I have done Aleph/Tav which I have spoken to you.
- 16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely YAHUAH is in this place and I knew not.
- 17 And he was afraid, and said, How fearful this place! this none other but the house of God, and this the gate of the heavens.
- 18 And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took Aleph/Tav–the stone that he had put [for] his pillows, and set Aleph/Tav{/Hey} her a pillar, and poured oil upon her head.
- 19 And he called Aleph/Tav–the place–name Bethel: but the city name Luz[kb] at the first.
- 20 And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and clothing to put on,
- 21 So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall YAHUAH be my God:
- 22 And the stone cut from {Zayin/}Aleph/Tav, which I have set a pillar, shall be Alahym’s house: and of all that you shall give me [אעשּׂרנּוּ][h6237]we will tithe of us [עשּׂר][h6237]a tenth unto you.
Discussion
- Alahym Aleph/Tav creates the heavens extending to {Vav/}Aleph/Tav the earth
- Alahym says, Let the waters from below the heavens be hoped for unto one place, and let the dry appear: and it was so.
- Alahym calls the dry Earth; and the gathering together of the waters he calls Seas: and Alahym saw that as good.
- From the earth, Alahym causes to come out vegetation, herb causing to sow seed unto his kind, and the tree producing fruit, wherein his seed [is] in himself, unto his kind: and Alahym saw that as good.
- Alahym says Let us make Adam in our image, as our likeness, and let them rule over all the earth and over all the earth’s creatures
- Alahym creates Aleph/Tav–the Adam in His image. He creates Aleph/Tav{/Mem} them male and female.
- Alahym blesses Aleph/Tav{/Mem} them saying Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill Aleph/Tav–the earth, and subdue her: and rule over the fish of the sea, over flying creatures of the heavens, over every creature that creeps upon the earth.
- Alahym says, I have given you Aleph/Tav–every herb sowing seed, which [is] upon the face of all the earth, and Aleph/Tav–every tree, in which [is] the fruit of a tree sowing seed; for you he shall be for food.
- Alahym saw Aleph/Tav–everything that he had made, and behold, very good.
- Alahym forms Adam from the dust of the ground
- Alahym says it is not good for the Adam to be on his own
- Alahym builds woman from the side He takes from the Adam
- Adam says to cut from {Zayin/}Aleph/Tav shall be called woman because a cut from {Zayin/}Aleph/Tav was taken from man
- Alahym blesses Adam and Eve to be fruitful, multiply, and rule
- Adam and Eve lose Eden, their birthright, having effectively sold it for the liberty to eat from the fruit of the tree of good and evil forbidden by Alahym
- Alahym asks Eve what cut from {Zayin/}Aleph/Tav have you done?
- Alahym curses the serpent for the cut from {Zayin/}Aleph/Tav he has done
- Alahym curses Adam, Eve, and the ground from whence Adam was formed
- Cain is cursed from the ground that opened her mouth to take Abel’s blood from Cain’s hand
- The Adam becomes defiled to excess on the face of the ground
- Nephilim and daughters of Adam produce Giborym and great evil in the earth
- Righteous Noah, unblemished in his genes, finds grace in eyes of YAHUAH
- Alahym seals Noah, his sons, their wives, and the animals in the Ark
- Alahym floods the earth to destroy it
- Alahym remembers Noah and all living with him in the ark
- Alahym causes the waters to assuage from off the surface of the earth
- Noah builds an altar to YAHUAH and offers burnt offerings of every clean animal
- YAHUAH smells Aleph/Tav–a sweet aroma and says in His heart he will never again curse Aleph/Tav–the ground for the Adam’s sake
- Alahym blesses Noah and his sons, and says to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
- Alahym establishes his covenant with Noah and his sons extending to every living soul, the flying creature, the animal, every creature of the earth, from all that go out of the ark to every creature of earth, saying never again shall all flesh be cut of from the earth by a flood
- Alahym gives his bow as the covenant sign cut from {Zayin/}Aleph/Tav between Him and every living soul for genes of eternity, saying the bow shall be in the cloud over the earth so Alahym will remember His eternity covenant, and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.
- Another mighty angel comes down from heaven clothed with a cloud and a rainbow on his head and his face like the sun and his feet like pillars of fire with a little book open in his hand and his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the earth lifts up his hand to heaven swears by him that lives forever that there should be time no longer
Ladder
- [Gen 28:10-19]
- [Genesis 11:3-9] 3 And they said one to his neighbor, [h3051]give, [h3835]let us bleach [h3843]bricks, and let us burn them [h8316]to burning. And there was for them the brick for stone, and there was for them the asphalt for mortar. 4 And they said, give, let us build a city and a tower for us, and his head in the heavens; and let us make a name[h8034][שׁם] for us, lest we be scattered[h6327] upon the face of the whole earth. 5 And YAHUAH came down to see Aleph/Tav–the city[h5892] and Aleph/Tav–the tower[h4026], which the children of the Adam [h1129]built. 6 And YAHUAH said, Behold, one people and one lip [לכלּם][h3605]for all of them, and this [h2490]they cause to defile to do: and now nothing will be restrained[h1219] from them, which they have [h2161]thought to do. 7 [h3051]Give, let us go down, [h1101]and let us mix [h8193]their lip there, that [h8085]they hear not man his neighbor’s [h8193]lip. 8 So YAHUAH scattered[h6327] Aleph/Tav{/Mem} them from there upon the face of all the earth: and they ceased to build the city. 9 Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because there YAHUAH mixed the lip of all the earth: and from there YAHUAH caused to scatter them upon the face of all the earth.
- [Luke 14:25-30 KJV] 25 And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them, 26 If any [man] come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. 27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. 28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have to finish? 29 Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish [it], all that behold [it] begin to mock him, 30 Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
- [Matthew 21:33-46 KJV] 33 Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country: 34 And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it. 35 And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. 36 Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise. 37 But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son. 38 But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance. 39 And they caught him, and cast [him] out of the vineyard, and slew [him]. 40 When YAHUAH therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen? 41 They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out [his] vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons. 42 Yahusha saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is YAHUAH's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? 43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. 44 And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. 45 And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them. 46 But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.
- [John 10:1-6, 8-21 KJV] 1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. 2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. 4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. 5 And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers. 6 This parable spake Yahusha unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them. ... 8 All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. 9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. 10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have [it] more abundantly. 11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. 12 But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. 13 The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. 14 I am the good shepherd, and know my [sheep], and am known of mine. 15 As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, [and] one shepherd. 17 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. 18 No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father. 19 There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings. 20 And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him? 21 Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?
- [John 3:1-21 KJV] 1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 2 The same came to Yahusha by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that you art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that you doest, except God be with him. 3 Yahusha answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? 5 Yahusha answered, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a man be born of water and [of] the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Marvel not that I said unto you, Ye must be born again. 8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and you hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. 9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? 10 Yahusha answered and said unto him, Art you a master of Israel, and knowest not these things? 11 Verily, verily, I say unto you, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness. 12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you [of] heavenly things? 13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, the Son of man which is in heaven. 14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: 15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
Stone
- [Genesis 28:18 KJV] 18 And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took Aleph/Tav–the stone that he had put [for] his pillows, and set Aleph/Tav{/Hey} her a pillar, and poured oil upon her head.
- [Zechariah 3:1-10 KJV] 1 And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of YAHUAH, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. 2 And YAHUAH said unto Satan, YAHUAH rebuke you, O Satan; even YAHUAH that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke you: [is] not this a brand plucked out of the fire? 3 Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel. 4 And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from you, and I will clothe you with change of raiment. 5 And I said, Let them set a fair mitre upon his head. So they set a fair mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments. And the angel of YAHUAH stood by. 6 And the angel of YAHUAH protested unto Joshua, saying, 7 Thus saith YAHUAH of hosts; If you wilt walk in my ways, and if you wilt keep my charge, then you shalt also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give you places to walk among these that stand by. 8 Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, you, and thy fellows that sit before you: for they [are] men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH. 9 For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone [shall be] seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith YAHUAH of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day. 10 In that day, saith YAHUAH of hosts, shall ye call every man his neighbour under the vine and under the fig tree.
- [Isaiah 8:14 KJV] 14 And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
- [Isaiah 28:16 KJV] 16 Therefore thus saith the lord YAHUAH, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
- [Matthew 21:42-44 KJV] 42 Yahusha saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is YAHUAH's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? 43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. 44 And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
- [Acts 4:11 KJV] 11 This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.
- [Romans 9:33 KJV] 33 As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
- [1 Peter 2:4-5 KJV] 4 To whom coming, a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, precious, 5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Yahusha Messiah.
- [Zechariah 4:1-14 KJV] 1 And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep, 2 And said unto me, What seest you? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all [of] gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which [are] upon the top thereof: 3 And two olive trees by it, one upon the right of the bowl, and the other upon the left thereof. 4 So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What [are] these, my lord? 5 Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest you not what these be? And I said, No, my lord. 6 Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This [is] the word of YAHUAH unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith YAHUAH of hosts. 7 Who [art] you, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone shoutings, Grace, grace unto it. 8 Moreover the word of YAHUAH came unto me, saying, 9 The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and you shalt know that YAHUAH of hosts hath sent me unto you. 10 For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel those seven; they the eyes of YAHUAH, which run to and fro through the whole earth. 11 Then answered I, and said unto him, What [are] these two olive trees upon the right of the candlestick and upon the left thereof? 12 And I answered again, and said unto him, What two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden out of themselves? 13 And he answered me and said, Knowest you not what these [be]? And I said, No, my lord. 14 Then said he, These [are] the two anointed ones, that stand by YAHUAH of the whole earth.
- [2 Chronicles 16:9 KJV] 9 For the eyes of YAHUAH run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of [them] whose heart [is] perfect toward him. Herein you hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth you shalt have wars.
- [Revelation 5:6 KJV] 6 And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.
- [Joshua 24:27 KJV] 27 And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, the stone cut from {Zayin/}Aleph/Tav shall be a witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words of YAHUAH which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God.
- [Deuteronomy 27:8 KJV] 8 And you shall write upon the stones Aleph/Tav–all–words of the law cut from {Zayin/}Aleph/Tav to make thoroughly clear.
- [Joshua 4:6-7 KJV] 6 For purpose that cut from {Zayin/}Aleph/Tav may be a sign[אות] among you, when your children ask in time to come, saying, What these stones to you? 7 Then you shall answer them, that waters of[מימי] the Jordan were cut off from the face of ark of YAHUAH’s covenant. In his passing over in Jordan, waters of[מי] the Jordan were cut off, and these stones shall be for a memorial to the children of Israel to eternity.
- [Isaiah 27:9 KJV] 9 Therefore by cut from {Zayin/}Aleph/Tav shall Jacob’s–iniquity be atoned for, and all this fruit to remove his sin, by his setting all altar stones as foreign stones broken in pieces, the [אשׁרים]Asherim and images shall not stand up.
- [Zechariah 5:8 KJV] 8 And he said, cut from {Zayin/}Aleph/Tav [is] wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the ephah; and he cast [H68]the stone of lead upon the mouth thereof.
House of Alahym
- [Revelation 3:12 KJV] 12 Him that overcomes will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God: and my new name.
- [Revelation 2:7 KJV] 7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
- [1 Kings 7:15-22 KJV] 15 For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about. 16 And he made two chapiters [of] molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars: the height of the one chapiter [was] five cubits, and the height of the other chapiter [was] five cubits: 17 [And] nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the chapiters which [were] upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one chapiter, and seven for the other chapiter. 18 And he made the pillars, and two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the chapiters that upon the top, with pomegranates: and so did he for the other chapiter. 19 And the chapiters that [were] upon the top of the pillars of lily work in the porch, four cubits. 20 And the chapiters upon the two pillars also above, over against the belly which by the network: and the pomegranates two hundred in rows round about upon the other chapiter. 21 And he set up Aleph/Tav–the pillars[h5982] in the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called Aleph/Tav–his name Jachin[kc][h3199]: and he set up the left pillar, and called Aleph/Tav–his name Boaz[kd][h1162]. 22 And upon the the pillars’ head lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished.