Jacob's Ladder Definition
jākəbz
noun
The ladder from earth to heaven that Jacob saw in a dream: Gen. 28:12
Webster's New World
A portable ladder used on ships and having, typically, wooden rungs and rope or wire sides.
Webster's New World
Any of several plants (genus Polemonium) of the phlox family, with pinnately compound leaves and small, blue, bell-shaped flowers.
Webster's New World
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Noun
Singular:
Jacob's ladder
Plural:
jacob-s-laddersOrigin of Jacob's Ladder
From the ladder seen by the biblical patriarch Jacob in a dream (Genesis 28:12)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
After the Biblical Ladder of Jacob.
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