A Stairway to Heaven? Jacob's Dream in Genesis 28:10-22
The question implied in the title of this article "A stairway to heaven?" in reference to Genesis 28:10-22 can be answered negatively. The word סלם does not designate a ladder or a stairway, since it has no steps. It is not even set up to heaven. It is, first of all, the gradient access ro...
| Published in: | Vetus Testamentum |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2019]
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| In: |
Vetus Testamentum
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Genesis 28,10-22
/ sulam
/ Hebrew language
/ Noun
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Genesis 28
B The Jacob's ladder B Jacob's dream B stairway to heaven B sullam |
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| Summary: | The question implied in the title of this article "A stairway to heaven?" in reference to Genesis 28:10-22 can be answered negatively. The word סלם does not designate a ladder or a stairway, since it has no steps. It is not even set up to heaven. It is, first of all, the gradient access road of a city, envisioned here as a descent road built from the top downwards, leading from the city of gods to the earth. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5330 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Vetus Testamentum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685330-12341386 |