Jacob's Ladder is a ladder leading to heaven that was featured in a dream the biblical Patriarch Jacob had during his flight from his brother Esau in the Book of Genesis.
"He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it." (Genesis 28:12, NIV)
This ladder concept signifies a connection between the divine (heaven) and the earthly (earth), serving as a symbol of mediation between God and humanity via angels. It represents God's guidance and signifies the responsibility for moral and spiritual development, striving to ascend toward higher ideals. The ladder also symbolizes the interconnectedness of all things, with heaven and earth being linked as part of a unified cosmos.
Jesus referred to this in John 1:51.
Muslims believe the Islamic prophet Muhammad (AD 570–632) took a miraculous journey during a single night around the year AD 621 (Isra and Miraj).
Staircases in temples lead up to the garbhagriha, symbolizing the ascent towards spiritual enlightenment or union with the divine.
Various Puranas and spiritual texts describe the wisdom and stages of ascent achieved by sages and saints.
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