What was Jacobs Ladder?

Answer 1

Jacob’s ladder was something he saw in a dream. He was so tired, he fell asleep with his head on a rock! He saw something like a staircase (which is also where we get the old rock song, Stairway to Heaven) and he saw angels going up and down along it. (So it does sound more like a staircase than a ladder.)

You can read all about the circumstances leading up to his dream, and how he reacted when he woke up, in Genesis. Very interesting story, and I don’t want to spoil it for you.

In the New Testament, Jesus told his disciples that they would see angels ascending and descending on the Son of Man (Himself.) If I understand that, He was indicating that He was the way to get to Heaven.

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Answer 2

Jacob's Ladder refers to a ladder to heaven described in the Book of Genesis (28:11-19) which the biblical patriarch Jacob envisioned during his flight from his brother Esau:

Answer 3

A ladder from heaven to earth that Jacob saw with angels going up and down. The story is in Genesis, but I don't know which chapter. 20's or 30's?

Answer 4

Jacob had a dream while on the road to his cousin's place. In the dream he envisioned a ladder up to heaven, with angels ascending and descending.

I'll try to find the verse.

Genesis 28
10 Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran. 11 When he reached a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep. 12 He had a dream in which he saw a stairway [d] resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. 13 There above it [e] stood the LORD, and he said: "I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are lying. 14 Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south. All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. 15 I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you."

Answer 5

The word " ladder " only appears once in the Bible . The explanation of Jacobs Ladder is found in Genesis , Chapter : 28 ! A particular verse in reference to " Jacobs Ladder " is Genesis 28 : 12 ..... Read the complete chapter to get the understanding of what " Jacobs Ladder " was !! God Bless

Answer 6

Jacob's Ladder refers to a ladder to heaven described in the Book of Genesis (28:11-19) which the biblical patriarch Jacob envisioned during his flight from his brother Esau:

Jacob left Beersheba, and went toward Haran. And he came to the place and stayed there that night, because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones of the place, he put it under his head and lay down in that place to sleep. And he dreamed that there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven; and behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it! And behold, the LORD stood above it [or "beside him"] and said, "I am the LORD, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and to your descendants; and your descendants shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south; and by you and your descendants shall all the families of the earth bless themselves. 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 that of which I have spoken to you." Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, "Surely the LORD is in this place; and I did not know it." And he was afraid, and said, "How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven."

Answer 7

The biblical Jacob who saw a ladder leading from earth to heaven in a vision. When Jacob was running away from his brother, Esau after "stealing" the birthright, when he went to sleep that night, he dreamt of a ladder all the way to the heavens with angels ascending and descending the ladder.

Answer 8

It was a vision/dream: Gen28:10 And Jacob continued on his way out from Be´er-she´ba and kept going to Ha´ran. 11 In time he came across a place and set about spending the night there because the sun had set. So he took one of the stones of the place and set it as his head supporter and lay down in that place. 12 And he began to dream, and, look! there was a ladder stationed upon the earth and its top reaching up to the heavens; and, look! there were God’s angels ascending and descending on it. 13 And, look! there was Jehovah stationed above it, and he proceeded to say

Answer 9

Jacob's Ladder

As Jacob fled from his brother Esau, he spent the night out in the open and slept with his head upon a stone. "He dreamed that there was a ladder set up on the earth and the top of it reached to heaven; and behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it!" (Gen 28:12). Jacob's vision tells of the meeting between heaven and earth. Through him, who is soon renamed Israel and thus personifies the people and vocation of Israel, heaven will dwell on earth and earth will dwell in heaven. When he awoke, he said, "Surely the Lord is in this place; and I did not know it. . . . How awesome is this place! It is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven." He renames the place Bethel, which means the "house of God". Here we see the promise of the holy land begun to be fulfilled, a land in which God himself dwells. The Temple will later be called the house of God. The land in Palestine is called holy because God's name dwells in the Temple (cf. Deut. 12).

In the beginning of the Gospel of John, JESUS encounters a faithful Israelite named Nathanael who recognizes Jesus as the Son of God, the King of Israel. Claiming the image of Jacob's ladder for himself, Jesus replies, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man" (Jn 1:51). Jesus is now the new Bethel, the new house of God, the new Temple.


God's Presence through the King

God did not originally desire to have a human king in Israel and says that Israel's demand for a human king like the other nations is a rejection of himself as King of Israel (see 1 Sam 8). Yet, in the wonder of God's mercy and wisdom, he reclaimed the human king and made the king, his anointed one, a visible sign of his presence among men. God establishes a covenant with David, promising that the Son of David will build the Temple, "a house for my name," and receive a perpetual throne. Moreover, the Son of David will enjoy a father-son relationship with God: "I will be his father, and he shall be my son" (2 Sam 7:13-16). Psalm 2, a coronation Psalm, declares the king to be God's son, "You are my son, today I have begotten you" (2:7). As God's son and his anointed, the king mediates God's presence. The king stands with the Lord against those in rebellion against God's rule. In Psalm 2:2, "the Lord and his anointed" stand together in contrast to the kings and rulers of the earth

Answer 10

A movie which my boyfriend feel asleep during. It was a thriller made in the early 90's I think. I think it was kinda freaky but they needed to make it scarier towards the end of the movie cause I started to lose interest hoping they would show something scary and they didnt.