Jacob's ladder
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Jacob's ladder is the biblical vision of a stairway or ladder reaching between earth and heaven, seen by the patriarch Jacob and symbolizing the connection between God and humanity.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jacob’s Ladder | 3 |
| Jacob's ladder canonical | 2 |
| Jacob's Ladder | 1 |
| Jacob’s ladder | 1 |
| The Jacob’s Ladder | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T519467 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jacob's ladder Context triple: [Jacob, visionOf, Jacob's ladder]
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A.
The Light
The Light is a notable work by the rapper Common, showcasing his introspective lyricism and soulful, jazz-influenced hip-hop style.
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B.
The Scapegoat
The Scapegoat is a famous 1856 painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist William Holman Hunt depicting a lone goat symbolically burdened with the sins of the people in a desolate landscape.
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C.
The Pit
The Pit is a famed college basketball arena in Albuquerque, New Mexico, renowned for its intense atmosphere and distinctive sunken design.
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D.
The Fire
The Fire is a Major League Soccer club based in Chicago, Illinois, known formally as Chicago Fire FC.
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E.
The Ravine
The Ravine is a secluded, woodland gorge in Central Park featuring winding paths, a stream, and rustic bridges that evoke a natural forest landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jacob's ladder Target entity description: Jacob's ladder is the biblical vision of a stairway or ladder reaching between earth and heaven, seen by the patriarch Jacob and symbolizing the connection between God and humanity.
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A.
The Light
The Light is a notable work by the rapper Common, showcasing his introspective lyricism and soulful, jazz-influenced hip-hop style.
-
B.
The Scapegoat
The Scapegoat is a famous 1856 painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist William Holman Hunt depicting a lone goat symbolically burdened with the sins of the people in a desolate landscape.
-
C.
The Pit
The Pit is a famed college basketball arena in Albuquerque, New Mexico, renowned for its intense atmosphere and distinctive sunken design.
-
D.
The Fire
The Fire is a Major League Soccer club based in Chicago, Illinois, known formally as Chicago Fire FC.
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E.
The Ravine
The Ravine is a secluded, woodland gorge in Central Park featuring winding paths, a stream, and rustic bridges that evoke a natural forest landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical vision
ⓘ
dream theophany ⓘ religious symbol ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| appearsInChapter | Genesis 28 ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Bethel ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
ⓘ
patriarchal narratives ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | naming of Bethel ⓘ |
| connects |
earth
ⓘ
heaven ⓘ |
| genreOfSourceText | narrative ⓘ |
| hasArtisticDepiction |
Christian art
ⓘ
Jewish art ⓘ |
| hasElement |
ladder
ⓘ
stairway ⓘ |
| hasFeature | angels ascending and descending ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalUse | theme in sermons and homilies ⓘ |
| hasMedium | dream ⓘ |
| hasMotif | vertical axis between earthly and divine realms ⓘ |
| hasSourceText | Book of Genesis ⓘ |
| hasSpeaker | God ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalTheme |
God's immanence and transcendence
ⓘ
continuity of the patriarchal covenant ⓘ divine election of Jacob ⓘ |
| includesDivinePromise |
divine protection
ⓘ
eventual return to the land ⓘ land to Jacob and his descendants ⓘ numerous descendants ⓘ |
| influencedTradition |
Christian theology
ⓘ
Islamic exegesis ⓘ Jewish mysticism ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
image of prayer and contemplation
ⓘ
prefiguration of Christ in Christian theology ⓘ symbol of revelation ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimaryText |
Hebrew
ⓘ
surface form:
Biblical Hebrew
|
| occursDuring | Jacob's journey from Beersheba to Haran ⓘ |
| referencedIn |
Gospel of John
ⓘ
surface form:
Gospel of John 1:51
|
| relatedConcept |
axis mundi
ⓘ
heavenly ascent literature ⓘ |
| relatedToPerson |
Abraham
ⓘ
Isaac ⓘ |
| seenBy | Jacob ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
access to God
ⓘ
connection between God and humanity ⓘ divine-human communication ⓘ spiritual ascent ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jacob's ladder Description of subject: Jacob's ladder is the biblical vision of a stairway or ladder reaching between earth and heaven, seen by the patriarch Jacob and symbolizing the connection between God and humanity.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jacob’s Ladder
this entity surface form:
Jacob’s Ladder
this entity surface form:
Jacob's Ladder
this entity surface form:
Jacob’s Ladder
this entity surface form:
Jacob’s ladder
this entity surface form:
The Jacob’s Ladder
subject surface form:
Jacob