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Going Up and Going Down: A Key to Interpreting Jacob's Dream (Gen 28,10--22): 1. Is Jacob's dream a »dream theophany« or a »symbolic dream«? 2. The recognition that »Jacob's dream« is built according to the »symbolic dream« form leads us to search for its symbolic interpretation A) The sullam symbolizes »the way« to and from the Promised Land B) The symbolic message of the »Angels of God« in the dream is reflected in their actual movements C) Understanding the verbs alah (going up) and yarad (going down) (Gen 28,12) metaphorically 3. The vision and God's verbal message explain one another 4. To summarize
Peleg, Yitzhak Itzik.
Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft; Berlin Vol. 116, (Jan 1, 2004): 1.
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