Where a verse leads
Genesis 28:12: Where It Appears, and Where It Leads to Christ
“And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.”Genesis 28:12
Genesis 28:12 is one of the verses The Living Bread keeps returning to. It anchors 4 different readings across the site. Each is listed below, with an honest note on how directly it is read of Christ. Read the verse first, then follow it wherever it leads.
Read it in its place
10 And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran. 11 And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep. 12 And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. 13 And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; 14 And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
Genesis 28 · King James Version
Every collection that stands on this verse
Shadows and types
- Jacob's Ladder
- Jacob's Ladder
- Jacob's Ladder
- Jacobs Ladder (Direct New Testament link)
Questions people ask
What does Genesis 28:12 mean?
Genesis 28:12 is one of the verses The Living Bread returns to again and again, because it opens onto Christ from several directions at once. Read it in its passage above, then follow the collections below to see how it is read across Scripture, each honestly labeled for how directly it speaks of Jesus.
Where is Genesis 28:12 in the Bible?
Genesis 28:12 is found in the book and chapter named in the reference. You can read the whole chapter, in the King James Version, on The Living Bread.
How does Genesis 28:12 point to Jesus?
Follow the collections gathered on this page. Each one opens Genesis 28:12 from a different angle, and together they show how the verse, read in its place, leads to Christ, who said that all the Scriptures speak of Him.