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  1. Jacobs laddernoun

    A flowering plant of the genus Polemonium.

  2. Jacobs laddernoun

    A vertical ladder from the ratline to the upper masts.

  3. Jacobs laddernoun

    A toy consisting of blocks of wood, held together by strings or ribbons, that appear to cascade downward as they flip over.

  4. Jacobs laddernoun

    A pocketknife consisting of two handle segments joined by a pivot, with a blade connected by a second pivot to the end of one handle segment.

  5. Jacobs laddernoun

    A noncompact surface resembling a ladder made of handlebodies.

  6. Etymology: After the Biblical.

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  1. jacobs ladder

    Jacob's Ladder (Hebrew: סֻלָּם יַעֲקֹב Sūllām Ya‘aqōv) is a ladder leading to heaven that was featured in a dream the biblical Patriarch Jacob had during his flight from his brother Esau in the Book of Genesis (chapter 28). The significance of the dream has been debated, but most interpretations agree that it identified Jacob with the obligations and inheritance of the people chosen by God, as understood in Abrahamic religions.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of jacobs ladder in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of jacobs ladder in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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