God), without YHWH having some form of body. To me this story just doesn’t make sense without everyone involved having a body. 3. Jacob sees Elohim standing at the top of a ladder that reached to Heaven with angels of Elohim walking up and down the ladder. Granted this is a dream, but it is a visual image connected with God. In Genesis 28:12-13, it states, he had a dream, “And and behold, a ladder was set on the earth with its top reaching to Heaven; and behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. And behold, the Lord stood above it and said, am the Lord, the God of your father “I Abraham and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie, I will give it to you and to your descendants.” 4. Jacob wrestled with Elohim and walked away limping. Then Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak. And when he saw that he had not prevailed against him, he touched the socket of his thigh; so the socket of Jacob's thigh was dislocated while he wrestled with him. Then he said, me go, for the dawn is “Let But he said, will not let you go unless you bless breaking.” “I So he said to is your And he said, me.” him, “What name?” And he said, shall no longer be Jacob, “Jacob.” “Your name but Israel; for you have striven with God [Elohim] and with men and have Then Jacob asked him and said, prevailed.”
God), without YHWH having some form of body. To me this story just doesn’t make sense without everyone involved having a body. 3. Jacob sees Elohim standing at the top of a ladder that reached to Heaven with angels of Elohim walking up and down the ladder. Granted this is a dream, but it is a visual image connected with God. In Genesis 28:12-13, it states, “And he had a dream, and behold, a ladder was set on the earth with its top reaching to Heaven; and behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. And behold, the Lord stood above it and said, “I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie, I will give it to you and to your descendants.” 4. Jacob wrestled with Elohim and walked away limping. Then Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak. And when he saw that he had not prevailed against him, he touched the socket of his thigh; so the socket of Jacob's thigh was dislocated while he wrestled with him. Then he said, “Let me go, for the dawn is breaking.” But he said, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” So he said to him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Jacob.” And he said, “Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but Israel; for you have striven with God [Elohim] and with men and have prevailed.” Then Jacob asked him and said,
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