Honestly, once you have high voltage, making a Jacob’s ladder is pretty simple. [Paul] used a cheap plastic box, some coat hanger wire, and some stainless steel bolts.

The 20th-century thinker Rabbi Norman Lamm saw in its steps the means of reassuring a fearful Jacob on his journey. “The ladder is a symbol of Jacob’s attachment to God,” he explained in a ...

Jacob’s Ladder does not have a single known writer or original performer. As a traditional spiritual, it likely developed through oral tradition among enslaved African Americans. Passed down ...

Jacob’s Ladder is pretty much as dark as you can get, which might be why it’s been so inspirational over the years, namely to video games. (Image credit: Tri-Star Pictures) ...