Jacob has fled from the murderous anger of his brother, Esau. He comes to a certain place, ... It is a mystical commentary on the Torah and on other books of the Jewish Bible.

Jacob has fled from the murderous anger of his brother, Esau. He comes to a certain place, ... It is a mystical commentary on the Torah and on other books of the Jewish Bible.

The Star of Jacob is mentioned in the Bible's Book of Numbers in verse 24:17. It is centered on Balak, King of the Moab, who calls upon Balaam who is the son of a soothsayer.

The details of Jacob’s dreamtime vision will no doubt continue to be debated, just as sure as we spend our days ascending and descending simultaneously in so many varied realms.