We Are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder
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"We Are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder" is a traditional African American spiritual hymn that uses the biblical image of Jacob’s ladder to express themes of faith, perseverance, and collective struggle.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| We Are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1921538 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: We Are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder Context triple: [We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions, hasPart, We Are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder]
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A.
Jacob's ladder
Jacob's ladder is the biblical vision of a stairway or ladder reaching between earth and heaven, seen by the patriarch Jacob and symbolizing the connection between God and humanity.
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B.
The Last Rung on the Ladder
"The Last Rung on the Ladder" is a poignant, emotionally driven short story by Stephen King about childhood, guilt, and tragic loss.
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C.
The Ladder
The Ladder is a pioneering lesbian literary and political magazine that served as the primary publication of the Daughters of Bilitis and played a crucial role in early LGBTQ+ activism in the United States.
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D.
Climbing Up the Walls
"Climbing Up the Walls" is a haunting, atmospheric track by Radiohead known for its unsettling lyrics and experimental soundscapes.
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E.
My Climb Out of Darkness
My Climb Out of Darkness is the subtitle of Karen Armstrong’s memoir "The Spiral Staircase," in which she recounts her journey from life as a Catholic nun through mental illness and spiritual crisis to a renewed, more expansive faith.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: We Are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder Target entity description: "We Are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder" is a traditional African American spiritual hymn that uses the biblical image of Jacob’s ladder to express themes of faith, perseverance, and collective struggle.
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A.
Jacob's ladder
Jacob's ladder is the biblical vision of a stairway or ladder reaching between earth and heaven, seen by the patriarch Jacob and symbolizing the connection between God and humanity.
-
B.
The Last Rung on the Ladder
"The Last Rung on the Ladder" is a poignant, emotionally driven short story by Stephen King about childhood, guilt, and tragic loss.
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C.
The Ladder
The Ladder is a pioneering lesbian literary and political magazine that served as the primary publication of the Daughters of Bilitis and played a crucial role in early LGBTQ+ activism in the United States.
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D.
Climbing Up the Walls
"Climbing Up the Walls" is a haunting, atmospheric track by Radiohead known for its unsettling lyrics and experimental soundscapes.
-
E.
My Climb Out of Darkness
My Climb Out of Darkness is the subtitle of Karen Armstrong’s memoir "The Spiral Staircase," in which she recounts her journey from life as a Catholic nun through mental illness and spiritual crisis to a renewed, more expansive faith.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American spiritual
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Christian hymn ⓘ religious song ⓘ |
| hasAuthorshipStatus | traditional ⓘ |
| hasBiblicalFigure | Jacob ⓘ |
| hasBiblicalReference | Book of Genesis ⓘ |
| hasCommunityOfOrigin | enslaved African Americans in the United States ⓘ |
| hasCulturalOrigin | African American ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
collective affirmation
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encouragement in hardship ⓘ expression of faith ⓘ |
| hasGenre | spiritual ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
freedom songs of the civil rights era
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later gospel music ⓘ |
| hasKnownAuthor | unknown ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasLyricalMotif |
Christian discipleship as a journey
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climbing a ladder toward God ⓘ spiritual warfare imagery ⓘ |
| hasMusicalForm | call and response ⓘ |
| hasPerformanceContext |
choir performance
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congregational singing ⓘ folk music concerts ⓘ |
| hasPeriodOfOrigin | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasRefrain |
“Every round goes higher, higher”
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“Soldiers of the cross” ⓘ “We are climbing Jacob’s ladder” ⓘ |
| hasReligiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
collective struggle
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communal solidarity ⓘ endurance in suffering ⓘ faith ⓘ hope ⓘ perseverance ⓘ salvation ⓘ spiritual growth ⓘ |
| hasTransmission | oral tradition ⓘ |
| isIncludedIn |
collections of African American spirituals
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hymnals ⓘ |
| isUsedIn |
African American church traditions
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Christian worship services ⓘ civil rights movement gatherings ⓘ protest and freedom songs repertoire ⓘ |
| usesBiblicalImage |
Jacob's ladder
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surface form:
Jacob’s ladder
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Subject: We Are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder Description of subject: "We Are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder" is a traditional African American spiritual hymn that uses the biblical image of Jacob’s ladder to express themes of faith, perseverance, and collective struggle.
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