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你注意到警察局裏消防車上的雲梯dder）了嗎？那種梯子升起來很高，可高出一百英尺。美國underworldngdder叫做jacob，你知道是誰嗎？
jacobwasthesonofisaac,andthefatherofthe12sonswhofoundedthetwelvetribesofisrael,ordingtotheoldtestament.heboughthisolderbrotheresausbirthrightwithabowlofsavorystew（“messofpottage”）ter,jacobenforcedhisimbypretendingtohisblindandagedfatherthathehimselfwasesau.thus,heobtainedfromisaacthewordsofblessingisaachadmeantforesau.esauwassoangrythatjacobfledforhislife.
onthewaytohisunclban,jacobsleptatacecalledbethel,wherehedreamedofawonderfudderbetweenheavenandearth.inthedream,godpromisedtoprotectandblesshimwhilehewasawayfromhome.muchencouraged,jacobwentontbanshome.therehefellonlovewitbansdaughter,rachel.bubanforcedjacobtomarryhidolderdaughter.leah,beforehecouldhaverachelforhiswife.afterworking20yearsfoban,jacobleftforhome.
ontheway,jacobprayedallnightuntilgodreassuredhimthatesauwouldsparehislife.esaumethimwithforgiveness,andtheypartedgoodfriends.jacobspenthistyearsinegypt,wherehissonjosephbroughthimtolive.
esauwasthesonofisaacandreba,andtwinbrotherofjacobinthebible.heisamaincharacterinmanystoriesfoundingenesis25-33.thebestknownarejacobscheatinghimoutofhisbirthrightfora“messofpottage”（gen.25：27-34）,andthelossofhisblessingthroughtheplottingofhismotherandbrother（gen.27）.esauwasreconciledtojacobafterthttersreturntopalestine20yearter.
biblicalhistoryregardsesauasthefounderoftheedomitenation.
jacob就是現在以色列（israel）人的老老老老老老老老老老……老祖宗。
messofpottage就是“因小失大”、“得不償失”、“劃不來”的意思。
ajacobdderisddermadeofropeorcable,usuallywithwoodenrungs.itisdroppedoverthesideofashiptoenablepeopletoascendfromordescendtosmallboatsalongside.harborpilotsusualleaboardviaajacobdder.
thejacobddergetsitsnamefromanincidentinthebookofgenesis（28：12）.thepatriarchjacobfallsasleepandtheavision：“andhedreamed,andbeholdddersetupontheearth,andhetopofitreachedtoheaven；andbeholdtheangelsofgodascendinganddescendingonit.”
jacobdderhasbeenusedinatleasttwootherquiteearthlymeanings.asmallntwithaflower-and-leafformationresemblingdderbearsthisname.inennd,alsowhatweamericanscall“runs”inhosierywereformerlycalledjacobdders.nowadaystheyaresimpldders.
jacobdder可以登天，所以美國黑社會的thievetin（盜賊的隱語，切口）就把梯子叫jacob。
植物裏頭花蔥屬（polemoniums）中的一種就叫jacobdder，因為它們dderlikeleaves。
爸爸
一九七五年十一月一日
你注意到警察局裏消防車上的雲梯dder）了嗎？那種梯子升起來很高，可高出一百英尺。美國underworldngdder叫做jacob，你知道是誰嗎？
jacobwasthesonofisaac,andthefatherofthe12sonswhofoundedthetwelvetribesofisrael,ordingtotheoldtestament.heboughthisolderbrotheresausbirthrightwithabowlofsavorystew（“messofpottage”）ter,jacobenforcedhisimbypretendingtohisblindandagedfatherthathehimselfwasesau.thus,heobtainedfromisaacthewordsofblessingisaachadmeantforesau.esauwassoangrythatjacobfledforhislife.
onthewaytohisunclban,jacobsleptatacecalledbethel,wherehedreamedofawonderfudderbetweenheavenandearth.inthedream,godpromisedtoprotectandblesshimwhilehewasawayfromhome.muchencouraged,jacobwentontbanshome.therehefellonlovewitbansdaughter,rachel.bubanforcedjacobtomarryhidolderdaughter.leah,beforehecouldhaverachelforhiswife.afterworking20yearsfoban,jacobleftforhome.
ontheway,jacobprayedallnightuntilgodreassuredhimthatesauwouldsparehislife.esaumethimwithforgiveness,andtheypartedgoodfriends.jacobspenthistyearsinegypt,wherehissonjosephbroughthimtolive.
esauwasthesonofisaacandreba,andtwinbrotherofjacobinthebible.heisamaincharacterinmanystoriesfoundingenesis25-33.thebestknownarejacobscheatinghimoutofhisbirthrightfora“messofpottage”（gen.25：27-34）,andthelossofhisblessingthroughtheplottingofhismotherandbrother（gen.27）.esauwasreconciledtojacobafterthttersreturntopalestine20yearter.
biblicalhistoryregardsesauasthefounderoftheedomitenation.
jacob就是現在以色列（israel）人的老老老老老老老老老老……老祖宗。
messofpottage就是“因小失大”、“得不償失”、“劃不來”的意思。
ajacobdderisddermadeofropeorcable,usuallywithwoodenrungs.itisdroppedoverthesideofashiptoenablepeopletoascendfromordescendtosmallboatsalongside.harborpilotsusualleaboardviaajacobdder.
thejacobddergetsitsnamefromanincidentinthebookofgenesis（28：12）.thepatriarchjacobfallsasleepandtheavision：“andhedreamed,andbeholdddersetupontheearth,andhetopofitreachedtoheaven；andbeholdtheangelsofgodascendinganddescendingonit.”
jacobdderhasbeenusedinatleasttwootherquiteearthlymeanings.asmallntwithaflower-and-leafformationresemblingdderbearsthisname.inennd,alsowhatweamericanscall“runs”inhosierywereformerlycalledjacobdders.nowadaystheyaresimpldders.
jacobdder可以登天，所以美國黑社會的thievetin（盜賊的隱語，切口）就把梯子叫jacob。
植物裏頭花蔥屬（polemoniums）中的一種就叫jacobdder，因為它們dderlikeleaves。
爸爸
一九七五年十一月一日