Jacob's Ladder (disambiguation)

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Jacob's Ladder may refer to:

• Jacob's Ladder, on which Jacob saw angels ascending and descending
• A high voltage traveling arc referred to in Spark gap, the climbing arc classic in cinematic portrayal of scientist labs
• Crepuscular rays shining down a hole in the clouds
• Jacob's ladder (nautical), specialized ladders used at sea, especially a rope ladder with wooden steps for ascending from the deck to the rigging
• Jacob's ladder (toy), a folk toy consisting of blocks on strings that, when held at one end, appear to cascade down the strings
• Jacob's ladder (knife), a pocketknife consisting of a blade connected to two handles, which is kept open by hand-pressure along without springs or locking mechanism
• A string figure pattern formed as part of a children's game
• Jacob's Ladder (film), a 1990 psychological thriller directed by Adrian Lyne starring the character of Jacob Singer played by the actor Tim Robbins
• "A Ladder to Heaven", a 2002 South Park episode
• Jacob's Ladder (Ropes Course), a ladder made of eight logs with gradually increasing height
• Frenum ladder or Jacob's ladder, a body piercing
• Polemonium, a genus of flowering plants with common name Jacob's Ladder or Abscess root
• A steep scenic path up Cheddar Gorge in Somerset, England

In music:

• "We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder", the spiritual/gospel/folk song, often known as just "Jacob's Ladder"
• "Jacob's Ladder" (Huey Lewis & The News song), a 1986 song from Huey Lewis & The News, written and also recorded by Bruce Hornsby
• "Jacob's Ladder" (Rush song), on the album Permanent Waves
• "Jacob's Ladder", a song on the album Readymades by Chumbawamba
• "Jacob's Ladder", a song by The Monochrome Set
• "Jacob's Ladder", a song on the self titled album by Mark Wills
• Die Jakobsleiter or Jacob's Ladder, an opera by Arnold Schoenberg
• "Jacob's Ladder", a song on the album Wind in the Wires by Patrick Wolf
• "Jacob's Ladder", a song by Fucked Up, on the album Hidden World