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Jacob's Ladder

Dreamed by Jacob, grandson of Abraham, c. 2050 BCE

Jacob's Ladder, from the Lambert Bible, 12th century. Click to enlarge.


And Jacob went out from Beer-Sheba, and went toward Haran. And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.

And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. And, behold, the Lord stood above it and said, "I am the Lord God of Abrabam thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; and thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of."

And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, "Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not." And he was afraid, and said, "How dreadful is this place! this is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven..."

Jacob's Ladder by Marc Chagall. Click to enlarge.

SOURCES: TEXT, King James Bible (Book of Genesis); DATE estimated from National Geographic Concise History of the World; ART, (top) Lambert Bible, 12th century, (bottom) Marc Chagal, 20th.



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