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WHAT IS THE MEANING OF JACOB'S LADDER?
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mvastano6164
The description of Jacob's ladder appears in the Book of Genesis (28:11–19):
Jacob left Beersheba, and went toward Haran. 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, "This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven."
Afterwards, Jacob names the place, "Bethel" (literally, "House of God").
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mvastano6164
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Hello, I am not sure what to make of your posts but I am not looking for a romantic relationship if that is what you have in mind?? I am however, always available for discussions on religion.
Mike
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drew53
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Great reply Mike I received the same invitation and got my wife to reply Love reading your posts you are well educated in theology and I am sure you help many people who have questions and doubts.
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JameDula
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Absolutely right.
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Masada007
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The question is about the meaning of Jacob's ladder. I don't
see any looking for a romantic relationship in the question.
Jacob was consumed by anxieties about his uncertainties over
what expected him in a strange land with a strange people, albeit relatives of his family. The ladder meant his prayerful connection to God for a way out of his predicament. It was a dream, as we all know. Then, angels would go up and then down from the place where Jacob was resting his head all the way up to God on the upper extreme of the ladder. Notice that the angels would first go up and then down. The lesson to learn here is that angels
are emanations that would part from Jacob to God and then back down with some kind of certainty about his inquiries. Emanations were Jacob's anxieties about his uncertainties of what was ahead for him. It means that angels are emanations, that take form in dreams and visions.
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