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Jacob has fled from the murderous anger of his brother, Esau. He comes to a certain place, and he falls asleep. As he sleeps, he dreams of a ladder that stretches from the earth to the heavens ...
The angels descend on a ladder, because they want to see whether the earthly Jacob — the one who lies there sleeping and dreaming — has the same face as the heavenly Jacob. And then, they ...
Jacob’s Ladder does not have a single known writer or original performer. As a traditional spiritual, it likely developed through oral tradition among enslaved African Americans. Passed down ...
The story of Jacob’s Ladder is told in Genesis 28:10-19 to show that God is interested in every person and that he knows what mental state they are in and what they’re doing whether good or bad.
The 20th-century thinker Rabbi Norman Lamm saw in its steps the means of reassuring a fearful Jacob on his journey. “The ladder is a symbol of Jacob’s attachment to God,” he explained in a ...
Jacob’s ladder is one of the most renowned images in Torah. It originates in this week’s parsha, Vayeitzei. Sleeping on the mountain that would later house the Temple, Jacob dreams of a ladder ...