Jacob's Ladder

For other uses, see Jacob's Ladder (disambiguation).

"Ladder to Heaven" redirects here. For the Hong Kong television drama, see The Last Steep Ascent. For the South Park episode, see A Ladder to Heaven.

Picture of the Jacob's Ladder in the original Luther Bibles (of 1534 and also 1545)

Jacob's Ladder (Biblical Hebrew: סֻלָּם יַעֲקֹב, romanized: Sūllām Yaʿăqōv) is a ladder or staircase leading to Heaven, which featured in a dream the biblical Patriarch Jacob experienced during his flight from his brother Esau.

The story is recorded in the Book of Genesis (chapter 28). The significance of the dream has been debated, but most interpretations agree that it identified Jacob with the obligations and inheritance of the people chosen by God, as understood in Abrahamic religions.

Jacob's Ladder as depicted in Monheim Town Hall. The gilded Hebrew text reads "And, behold, the LORD stood beside him, and said: 'And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee whithersoever thou goest'"