Bethel

When Jacob awoke, the chill of the morning air was still there, but his fear was gone. He looked at the stone that had been his pillow and realized he hadn’t been alone in the desert.

Jacob was a man on the run. Behind him lay a family fractured by his own deception; ahead lay a vast, uncertain wilderness. As the sun dipped below the horizon of the Judean hills, he found himself alone in a place called , a name that meant "the hard place." bethel

Eventually, the "God of Bethel" called to him again. The instruction was simple: "Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there." More Blessings and Back to Bethel When Jacob awoke, the chill of the morning