When the disciples heard the voice, they were so terrified that they threw themselves face downward on the ground.

Jacob woke up and said, "The LORD is here! He is in this place, and I didn't know it!"

He was afraid and said, "What a terrifying place this is! It must be the house of God; it must be the gate that opens into heaven."

One day while Moses was taking care of the sheep and goats of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian, he led the flock across the desert and came to Sinai, the holy mountain.

God said, "Do not come any closer. Take off your sandals, because you are standing on holy ground.

And the commander of the LORD's army told him, "Take your sandals off; you are standing on holy ground." And Joshua did as he was told.

On Zion, God's sacred hill, there will be nothing harmful or evil. The land will be as full of knowledge of the LORD as the seas are full of water.

"I will bring you to Zion, my sacred hill, give you joy in my house of prayer, and accept the sacrifices you offer on my altar. My Temple will be called a house of prayer for the people of all nations."

I will return to Jerusalem, my holy city, and live there. It will be known as the faithful city, and the hill of the LORD Almighty will be called the sacred hill.

When the disciples heard the voice, they were so terrified that they threw themselves face downward on the ground.