And he dreamed that there was a ladder set up on the earth, the top of it reaching to heaven; and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.
And the Lord stood beside him and said, ‘I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and to your offspring; and your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south; and all the families of the earth shall be blessed in you and in your offspring.
Know that I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.’
William Blake (b. England 1757-1827), Jacob’s Ladder, Genesis XXVIIIc.12v, 1806, pen and ink drawing with watercolour.
Bible Passage: Full Passage: Genesis 25:19 - 35:29
Key Extracts: Genesis 25:19-34 and Genesis 27:1 - 33:20
My Big Story Bible: Pages 24 - 26