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

Jacob’s “ladder” has long been an artistic inspiration, but it points to something far deeper. Just as Isaac on the sacrificial altar on Mount Moriah prefigures the future Christ ...

Two events of that period — the vision of Jacob’s ladder and his wrestling with God — will be our next topics. Jusepe de Ribera, “Isaac and Jacob,” 1637, Museo del Prado, Madrid Keywords ...

each of whom has his own Jacob's ladder, along which angels move — the arbiters of their destinies.