(RNS) — You have, of course, heard many times the story of Jacob’s dream from this week’s Torah portion in the book of Genesis — the famous story of Jacob’s ladder. Jacob has fled from ...

(RNS) — You have, of course, heard many times the story of Jacob’s dream from this week’s Torah portion in the book of ...

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 ... Jacob’s response to that comforting dream was to continue serving God and ...

There, resting his head on rocks, Jacob experiences a revelation from God — “He had a dream: behold a ladder standing on the ground, its top reaching up toward heaven. And behold, angels of ...

The song references the story of Jacob’s dream in Genesis, where Jacob sees a ladder reaching from earth to heaven with angels ascending and descending, symbolizing a connection between God and ...

This week’s Torah reading begins with the story of Jacob’s dream of the ladder ascending to heaven and the angels going up and down. At the end of the dream, G-d speaks to him.

As noted, Jacob’s dream was often the subject of artistic rendition. Today’s painting comes from Florence around 1577, but is held by the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore.

The ladder is also mentioned in the Bible. Jacob had a dream and in the dream he saw a ladder reaching from Heaven to earth. There are different types of ladders.