richard mcbee

Jacob

Jacob's Ladder - 30" X 24"
Oil and collage on canvas by Richard McBee (1997)

10 And Jacob left Beer sheba, and he went to Haran.
11 And he arrived at the place and lodged there because the sun had set, and he took some of the stones of the place and placed [them] at his head, and he lay down in that place.
12 And he dreamed, and behold! a ladder set up on the ground and its top reached to heaven; and behold, angels of God were ascending and descending upon it.
13 And behold, the Lord was standing over him, and He said, "I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac; the land upon which you are lying to you I will give it and to your seed.
14 And your seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and you shall gain strength westward and eastward and northward and
southward; and through you shall be blessed all the families of the earth and through your seed.
15 And behold, I am with you, and I will guard you wherever you go, and I will restore you to this land, for I will not forsake you until I have done what I have spoken concerning you."
16 And Jacob awakened from his sleep, and he said, "Indeed, the Lord is in this place, and I did not know [it]."
17 And he was frightened, and he said, "How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven."
Genesis 28

Jacob's Dream - 68" X 68"
Oil on Canvas by Richard McBee (2000)