Genesis 28:14
“And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth... and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.”
King James Version
God's renewal of the seed-promise to Jacob at Bethel, where the ladder joined heaven and earth — a scene Jesus applies to Himself (John 1:51).
Fulfillment References
John 1:51 Genesis 12:3 Galatians 3:8 Genesis 22:18
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalJesus is the ladder of Bethel (John 1:51) — the one God joining heaven and earth in the Son of Man, through whom all families are blessed.
JewishThe covenant renewed to Jacob; the ladder a symbol of the link between heaven and earth, Bethel the house of God.
CatholicJesus identifies Himself as the ladder — 'the angels ascending and descending upon the Son of man' (John 1:51).
ProtestantThe seed-blessing renewed to Jacob; Christ is the true ladder joining heaven and earth (John 1:51).
OrthodoxChrist the ladder uniting heaven and earth, the blessing of the nations through the patriarchal seed.
DispensationalThe Abrahamic-Jacobic covenant line, culminating in Christ.
AcademicA Bethel cult etiology; the NT's identification of Jesus with Jacob's ladder (John 1:51) is a notable christological reinterpretation.
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