Genesis 28:11

“And he lighted upon a certain place, etc.] Without any design to take up there, but as it were casually to him, though very providentially, after he had travelled forty eight miles; for so far it seems it was from Beersheba to Luz or Bethel f1449, as this place was called: and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; which hindered his pursuing his journey any further that day, and therefore took a night’s lodging here: and he took of the stones of that place; one of the stones that lay there, as Aben Ezra and Ben Melech rightly interpret it, as appears from (<012813>Genesis 28:13); though the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem will have it, that these were four stones that he took,…”

“he lighted upon a certain place--By a forced march he had reached Beth-el, about forty-eight miles from Beer-sheba, and had to spend the night in the open field. he took of the stones, etc.--"The nature of the soil is an existing comment on the record of the stony territory where Jacob lay" [CLARKE'S Travels].”

“28:11 The good place where Jacob set up camp was apparently a protected area at the foot of a hill. The stone to rest his head against was probably large, more for protection than for a pillow.”