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Jacob's Ladder
Jacob's Ladder is the dream Jacob had in Genesis 28 while traveling to Haran to escape his brother Esau. In the dream, angels ascended and descended on a ladder that reached to heaven, and God gave Jacob a promise.
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- LuzBible
Luz was the earlier name of the city that Jacob renamed Bethel. It appears in Genesis, Joshua, and Judges; Judges also mentions a different city of the same name founded in the land of the Hittites.
- BethelBible
Bethel is a place in the land of Canaan whose name means "house of God." Jacob encountered God there in a dream, and after the division of the kingdom it became the site of one of the golden calf altars of the northern kingdom of Israel.
- AngelBible
In the Bible, an angel is a spiritual being who serves God and conveys His will. The Hebrew mal'akh and the Greek angelos both mean "one who is sent," that is, a messenger.
- Genesis 28Bible
Genesis 28 recounts how Jacob, fleeing his brother Esau on his way to his uncle Laban, dreams of a ladder reaching to heaven and receives God's promise, then names the place Bethel and makes a vow.
- Genesis 28:20-22Bible Verses
The vow Jacob made after his dream at Bethel, promising that if God would keep him, the LORD would be his God and he would give a tenth of all he received. The passage is often cited as an example of tithing before the Mosaic Law, and interpreters differ over the nature of a vow made with conditions attached.
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