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The next place Rose and the Doctor found themselves in was a field at night. Upon examining her surroundings, Rose learned that the field was full of watermelon-size rocks. She also noticed a man sleeping nearby using one of the rocks as a pillow.
The man was fairly young looking; Rose guessed his age at mid-twenties, but it was hard for her to tell. He was wearing a robe that went from his shoulders to his feet, and wooden sandals were nearby.
"This is the man we are here for." Isaiah told them. "His name is Jacob."
"Why is he sleeping in a field in the middle of nowhere?" Rose asked.
"He is on a journey to a relative's house." Isaiah answered.
"What are we doing here?" the Doctor questioned.
"We are here for our next lesson: the glory of God." Isaiah explained. "However, we will be doing things a little differently this time."
He walked over to the sleeping man and placed each of his hands on the man's temples. A purple light, similar to the teleporting light, engulfed the three of them. When it faded, they were in the same place. The only difference was that the man was awake and standing.
"What was that light and why did you wake him up?" Rose asked.
"I did not wake him, we are in his dream." Isaiah told her. "Watch what happens."
Suddenly, a ladder appeared reaching from the earth to the sky. There were angels ascending and descending on it.
"What is it with angels?" the Doctor thought out loud.
"Do not be afraid, Doctor." Isaiah told him. "These are not machines or aliens."
"How do you… never mind." the Doctor responded.
A powerful voice came down from the top of the ladder and said to Jacob, "I am the Lord, the God of Abraham and the God of your father Isaac; the land on which you lie, I will give it to you and to your descendants. Your descendants will also be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south; and in you and in your descendants shall all the families of the earth be blessed. Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you."
Then time seemed to stop for Jacob, the angels, and the land around them. The voice continued speaking, but this time it was directed to Rose and the Doctor.
"Soon, your journey shall be complete. For now however, you shall continue to learn from my servant Isaiah. Listen to him, for he teaches an invaluable lesson."
After that, time returned to normal, and the purple light appeared again, this time returning them to reality.
"Was that really God?" Rose asked.
"I think we will know for ourselves soon enough Rose." the Doctor answered.
"Well spoken Doctor." Isaiah told him. "What you have just witnessed was but a small sample of the Lord's immeasurable glory and majesty."
"What about him?" Rose questioned pointing to the still-sleeping Jacob. "What was that all about?"
"Jacob's father was a God-fearing man named Abraham." Isaiah began. "Because of his faithfulness, God himself made a promise to Abraham. The promise was that Abraham would become the father of many nations. Over the course of the next twenty years, Jacob hear will work for permission to marry two sisters, and he will father twelve children. These twelve will be the start of the twelve tribes of Israel."
"He had two wives?" Rose questioned.
"That was fairly common in this time period Rose." the Doctor told her.
"By the way," the Doctor said, turning to Isaiah, "how are we not waking him up?"
"We do not have a physical presence here," Isaiah told them, "merely a spiritual one. Watch, for he is waking."
Sure enough, the sun had risen as they were in Jacob's dream, and now Jacob was waking up.
"Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it." Jacob said.
The Doctor noticed the fear in Jacob's voice as he said: "How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven."
Then Jacob stood up, and took the stone that he used as a pillow. He set it up like a pillar and poured oil on its top from a flask at his waist. Then he said to himself: "If God will be with me and will keep me on this journey that I take, and will give me food to eat and garments to wear, and I return to my father's house in safety, then the Lord will be my God. This stone, which I have set up as a pillar, will be God's house, and of all that You give me I will surely give a tenth to You."
"He is praying to God." Isaiah explained. "He will call this place Bethel, and that is what it shall be known as among his family. Now then, we must be off, for our next lesson awaits us. It is time to meet one of my fellow prophets."
The light surrounded them once again, and they left Bethel behind.
A/N: Sorry for the delay. Writer's block is a pain. And I wanted to get 'The Fox and the Liger' started too. I wanted to mention that I made a few minor changes to the story: I've decided that Isaiah did tell them who he was sent by, and what they're doing; the first 3 chapters were changed accordingly. It won't affect the story in a big way, their's just a different purpose to the journey. Sorry if this is an unwelcome change. And yes, there is some actual Bible-text in this chapter; it was necessary.