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• Jacob's Ladder (disambiguation) — Jacob s Ladder is a ladder to heaven , described by biblical Jacob in the Book of GenesisJacob s Ladder may also refer to:* High voltage traveling arc, an electrical effect, classic in cinematic portrayal of laboratories * Crepuscular rays… …   Wikipedia

• Jacob's Ladder — refers to a ladder to heaven, described in the Book of Genesis, which the biblical patriarch Jacob envisions during his flight from his brother Esau.ourceThe description of Jacob s ladder appears in the Book of Genesis (28:11 19):Jacob left… …   Wikipedia

• Jacob's ladder — Jacob Ja cob, n. [Cf. F. Jacob. See 2d {Jack}.] A Hebrew patriarch (son of Isaac, and ancestor of the Jews), who in a vision saw a ladder reaching up to heaven ( Gen. xxviii. 12); also called {Israel}. [1913 Webster] And Jacob said . . . with my… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Jacob's ladder — n. 1. Bible the ladder from earth to heaven that Jacob saw in a dream: Gen. 28:12 2. a portable ladder used on ships and having, typically, wooden rungs and rope or wire sides 3. any of several plants (genus Polemonium) of the phlox family, with… …   English World dictionary

• Jacob's Ladder (film) — Infobox Film name = Jacob s Ladder director = Adrian Lyne producer = Alan Marshall Bruce Joel Rubin writer = Bruce Joel Rubin starring = Tim Robbins Elizabeth Peña Danny Aiello Jason Alexander Ving Rhames music = Maurice Jarre cinematography =… …   Wikipedia

• Jacob's Ladder — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Jacob s Ladder – In der Gewalt des Jenseits Originaltitel: Jacob s Ladder Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 1990 Länge: 108 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Jacob's Ladder – In der Gewalt des Jenseits — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Jacob s Ladder – In der Gewalt des Jenseits Originaltitel: Jacob s Ladder Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 1990 Länge: 108 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Jacob’s Ladder – In der Gewalt des Jenseits — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Jacob s Ladder – In der Gewalt des Jenseits Originaltitel: Jacob s Ladder Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 1990 Länge: 108 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Jacob’s Ladder — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Jacob’s Ladder – In der Gewalt des Jenseits Originaltitel Jacob’s Ladder …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Jacob's ladder (toy) — A Jacob s ladder is a folk toy consisting of blocks of wood held together by strings or ribbons. When the ladder is held at one end, blocks appear to cascade down the strings. However, this effect is a visual illusion which is the result of one… …   Wikipedia

• Jacob's Ladder —    A prophetic dream by the patriarch Jacob of a ladder ascending to heaven has given us the term Jacob s ladder. And he dreamed that there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven, and behold, the angels of God were… …   Dictionary of eponyms