jacob-ladder
Jacob's ladder
noun
1.
a ladder seen by Jacob in a dream, reaching from the earth to heaven. Gen. 28:12.
2.
Nautical.
a.
Also called jack ladder, pilot ladder. a hanging ladder having ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps.
b.
any ladderlike arrangement aloft other than one of rattled shrouds.
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| Jacob's ladder | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Old Testament the ladder reaching up to heaven that Jacob saw in a dream (Genesis 28:12--17) |
| 2. | Also called: jack ladder a ladder made of wooden or metal steps supported by ropes or chains |
| 3. | a North American polemoniaceous plant, Polemonium caeruleum, with blue flowers and a ladder-like arrangement of leaves |
| 4. | any of several similar or related plants |
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Jacob's ladder definition
A ladder that Jacob saw in a dream. After he had obtained his brother Esau's birthright and received his father's blessing, he had a vision of the angels of God ascending and descending a ladder that extended from Earth to heaven. God, who stood at the top of the ladder, promised to bless Jacob and his offspring and to bring his descendants into the Promised Land. (See Jacob and Esau.)
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