Bath Abbey
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The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, commonly known as Bath Abbey, is a parish church of the Church of England and former Benedictine monastery in Bath, Somerset, England. Founded in the 7t
Bath Abbey, UK, photographed from a south-westerly position
On the west front, angels climb Jacob's Ladder
A black and white photograph of Bath Abbey, taken at night, from a north-westerly direction
The abbey in 1875
Jacob's Ladder
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Jacob's Ladder is a ladder or staircase leading to Heaven, which featured in a dream the biblical Patriarch Jacob experienced during his flight from his brother Esau.
Bath Abbey
…The church has two organs and a peal of ten bells. The west front includes sculptures of angels climbing to heaven on two stone ladders, representing Jacob's Ladder. In 675 AD, Osric, King of the Hwicce, granted the Abbess Berta or Bertana 100 hides near Bath for the establishment of a convent. This religious house…
Picture of the Jacob's Ladder in the original Luther Bibles (of 1534 and also 1545)
Jacob's Ladder as depicted in Monheim Town Hall. The gilded Hebrew text reads "And, behold, the LORD stood beside him, and said: 'And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee whithersoever thou goest'"
Jacob's Dream (1639) by José de Ribera, at the Museo del Prado, Madrid
Jacob's Dream by William Blake (c. 1805, British Museum, London)