| Jacob's ladder |
pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers (nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps
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| Jacob's ladder |
Jacob's Ladder refers to a ladder to heaven which Jacob saw while fleeing his brother Esau: Jacob left Beersheba, and went toward Haran. And he came to a certain place, and stayed there that night, because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones of the place, he put it under his head and lay down in that place to sleep. 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 ascending and descending on it! ...
출처: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob's_Ladder_(Bible)
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| Jacob's ladder |
A hanging ladder, made with wooden steps and sides of rope.
출처: www.massrelaw.org/glossary/j.htm
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| Jacob's ladder |
A ladder used for climbing aboard or aloft.
출처: www.sdmaritime.com/contentpage.asp
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Jacob's Ladder is a portable ladder made of rope or metal and used primarily as an aid in boarding a ship. Originally, the Jacob's Ladder was a network of line leading to the skysail on wooden ships. The name alludes to the biblical Jacob, reputed to have dreamed that he climbed a ladder to the sky. Anyone who has ever tried climbing a Jacob's Ladder while carrying a seabag can apreciate the allusion. It does seem that the climb is long enough to take one into the next world.
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