親愛的小文：

你注意到警察局裡消防車上的雲梯（ladder）了嗎？那種梯子升起來很高，可高出一百英尺。美國underworldslang把ladder叫做Jacob，你知道是誰嗎？

JacobwasthesonofIsaac,andthefatherofthe12sonswhofoundedtheTwelveTribesofIsrael,accordingtotheOldTestament.HeboughthisolderbrotherEsausbirthrightwithabowlofsavorystew（“messofpottage”）.Later,JacobenforcedhisclaimbypretendingtohisblindandagedfatherthathehimselfwasEsau.Thus,heobtainedfromIsaacthewordsofblessingIsaachadmeantforEsau.EsauwassoangrythatJacobfledforhislife.

OnthewaytohisuncleLaban,JacobsleptataplacecalledBethel,wherehedreamedofawonderfulladderbetweenheavenandearth.Inthedream,Godpromisedtoprotectandblesshimwhilehewasawayfromhome.Muchencouraged,JacobwentontoLabanshome.TherehefellonlovewithLabansdaughter,Rachel.ButLabanforcedJacobtomarryhidolderdaughter.Leah,beforehecouldhaveRachelforhiswife.Afterworking20yearsforLaban,Jacobleftforhome.

Loading...

未載入完，嘗試【重新整理】or【關閉小說模式】or【關閉廣告遮蔽】。

嘗試更換【Firefox瀏覽器】or【Chrome谷歌瀏覽器】開啟多多收藏！

移動流量偶爾打不開，可以切換電信、聯通、Wifi。

收藏網址：www.peakbooks.cc

(＞人＜；)