the gate of heaven

Meanwhile Jacob left Beer Sheba and set out for Haran.
He reached a certain place where he decided to camp because the sun had gone down.
He took one of the stones and placed it near his head.

Then he fell asleep in that place and had a dream.
He saw a stairway erected on the earth with its top reaching to the heavens.
The angels of God were going up and coming down it and the Lord stood at its top.
He said, “I am the Lord, the God of your grandfather Abraham and
the God of your father Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the ground you are lying on.

Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and
you will spread out to the west, east, north, and south.
All the families of the earth will pronounce blessings on one another using your name
and that of your descendants. I am with you!
I will protect you wherever you go and will bring you back to this land.

I will not leave you until I have done what I promised you!”
Then Jacob woke up and thought, “Surely the Lord is in this place,
but I did not realize it!” He was afraid and said,
“What an awesome place this is! This is nothing else than the house of God!
This is the gate of heaven!””
Genesis 28:10-17 (NET)