Dream #2 - Abimelech's Warning - God warns Abimelech in a dream to stay away from Abraham's wife. Until the dream Abimelech didn't know Sarah was his wife. We learn from this that God can speak to people through dreams. Dreams that are mentioned in Genesis are messages from God.
Dream #3 - Jacob's Ladder - Jacob dreams about a ladder where angels travel up and down. The top was in heaven and the bottom was a place on earth he called, "Bethel" meaning "The House of God." From this dream Jacob learns that angels travel between heaven and earth, to and from the place Jacob sleeps for a night on his journey away from home.
This dream is the setting for God to confirm his covenant with and through Jacob. The ladder going up and down reflects the ancient thought that heaven was above and a place that could be reached if one built a tower tall enough. When God made a covenant with Abraham (Jacob's grandfather) the Tower of Babel preceded the covenant. When God continues His covenant with Jacob, the dream of the ladder brings us again to the Tower of Babel where people try to reach heaven but cannot because God puts a stop to it. When God called Abraham heaven reached down to earth and Bethel is the time and place where heaven is reached and the covenant is established with Jacob.
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