Judaism Collection (page 100)

Jacob, keeping Labans flocks, sees Rachel at the well, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Jacob, keeping Labans flocks, sees Rachel at the well. From the Bible (Genesis 29)

Ruth embracing her mother-in-law Naomi and promising to stay with her now they are bereaved, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Ruth embracing her mother-in-law Naomi and promising to stay with her now they are bereaved, 1866. From the Bible (Ruth 1.14)

Esther (c450 BC) before her husband King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I) of Persia, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Esther (c450 BC) before her husband King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I) of Persia, 1866. She is denouncing Haman as the enemy who would have her and her people (the Jews) killed. From the Bible (Esther 1-10)

Adam and Eve, 1493. Adam and Eve, tempted by the Serpent, eat from the Tree of Knowledge and are expelled from the Garden of Eden by the Angel of the Lord

Delilah cutting Samsons hair, thus taking away his strength, 1820. Artist: William Marshall Craig
Delilah cutting Samsons hair, thus taking away his strength, 1820. From the Bible

Sarah, Abrahams wife, being barren, offers Hagar her maid to her husband, c1804. The result of the union was Ishmael whose name came to mean an outcast. From the Bible (Genesis 16:3)

King David looking down at Bathsheba, c1804. King David of Israel looks down from the roof of his palace and sees Bathsheba, wife of Uriah the Hittite, naked at the fountain

Sarah Presenting Hagar to Abraham, late 17th / early 18th century. Artist: Adriaen van der Werff
Sarah Presenting Hagar to Abraham, late 17th/early 18th century. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris, France

Saul and the Witch of Endor. Saul tries to communicate with the dead Samuel through the Witch of Endor. She brings Samuel out of the earth (Necromancy)

The offering of Jesus at the Temple, c1870
The presentation of Jesus at the Temple, c1870. Simeon holds the child, saying Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, ... while behind him, the prophetess Anna gives thanks

Micah the Moreshite prophet preaching to the Israelites, 1865-1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Micah the Moreshite prophet preaching to the Israelites, 1865-1866. For, behold, the Lord cometh forth... and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth

Isaac blesses Jacob, early 17th century. Artist: Bernardo Strozzi
Isaac blesses Jacob, early 17th century. From a private collection

Tobias Returns Sight to His Father, 1636. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Tobias Returns Sight to His Father, 1636. From the Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart, Germany

The Departure of Abraham and Isaac, 17th century. Artist: Cornelis van Poelenburgh
The Departure of Abraham and Isaac, 17th century. From a private collection

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, c1860. From the Bible (Isaiah 5:7)

Jeremiah, Old Testament prophet, 7th century BC (c1860). Jeremiah lamenting over the misery of Jerusalem. Among the prophecies of Jeremiah was the fall of Jerusalem to Nebuchadrezzar (Nebuchadnezzar)

Isaiah, Old Testament prophet, c1804. Isaiah telling Hezekiah (king of Judah 8th century BC) to set his house in order as he is about to die. From the Bible (Isaiah 38:1)

Moses, Old Testament prophet, c1860. Moses, having led his people out of captivity and through the wilderness, views the Promised Land on which he will never set foot. From the Bible (Deuteronomy 34)

Hermann Adler (1839-1911), German-born Chief Rabbi of the British Empire, c1894. He became Chief Rabbi of the united congregations of the British Empire in 1891 in succession to his father

God creating Eve from Adams rib, 1508. Scene from the Bible (Genesis). It illustrates Thales concept of the universe based on the four Greek elements with a flat earth floating on water with air

Star of David in stained glass church window, Barcelona, Spain

Ceremony of Circumcision, Basel, 1739 (first edition 1663). Artist: Jan Leusden
Ceremony of Circumcision. From Jan Leusden Philogus Hebraeo-Mixtus, Basel, 1739 (first edition 1663). Engraving

Circumcision set. Photograph

Circumcision set, Dutch, 1827. Photograph

The Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, built 685-69. The oldest existing Muslim monument, built 685-691 as a shrine for pilgrims (a mashhad)

Aaron Copland (1900-1990), American composer
Aaron Copland, (1900-1990) American composer

Title page of Luthers translation of the Old Testament, 1534
Title page of Luthers translation of the Old Testament from Hebrew into German, 1534. Martin Luther (1483-1546) German religious reformer

Judas Maccabaeus leading Jewish army into battle
Judas (Jehudah) Maccabaeus (Maccabee), leader of the Jews from 166 BC leading his army into battle. 1 Maccabees 5. From Gustasve Dores illustrated Bible, 1866. Wood engraving

Retrial of Albert Dreyfus, Rennes, France, 1899. A French army officer of Jewish extraction, Dreyfus (c1859-1935) was wrongly accused of handing secret documents to a German agent

Alfred Dreyfus, French army officer of Jewish extraction, 1899. A French army officer of Jewish extraction, Dreyfus (c1859-1935) was wrongly accused of handing secret documents to a German agent

Court martial of Albert Dreyfus, 1894. Dreyfus (c1859-1935) in front of the War Council. A French army officer of Jewish extraction

Disgracing of Albert Dreyfus, 1895. Alfred Dreyfus (c1859-1935), French army officer of Jewish extraction, wrongly accused of passing secret documents to the Germans

Alfred Dreyfus in prison, 1895. Dreyfus (c1859-1935) was a French army officer of Jewish extraction wrongly accused of handing secret documents to a German agent

Gathering of the Manna, c1460-1475. Artist: Master of the Gathering of the Manna
Gathering of the Manna, c1460-1475. Israelites in the wilderness receiving manna from heaven

Franz Kafka, Czech novelist, early 20th century. Born into a middle class Prague Jewish family, Kafka (1883-1924) is regarded as one of the most important German language novelists

Flavius Josephus, Jewish soldier and historian. Although born to a priestly Jewish family, Flavius Josephus (c37-c100) supported the Roman cause in the Jewish revolt of 66-70

The Ark of the Covenant, 1557. The Ark containing the two tablets of the Law given by God to Moses, sacred to the Jews. From Prodigiorum ac ostentorum chronicon by Conrad Lycosthenes. (Basel, 1557)

Sanctuary of the Ark of the Covenant, 16th century. The Ark containing the two tablets of the Law given by God to Moses, sacred to the Jews, guarded by Angels in its sanctuary

The tribute money, c1890. Artist: James Tissot
The tribute money, c1890. In an attempt to entrap Jesus, the Pharisees sent men to ask if it was right for Jews to pay taxes to the Romans

Medallion with a portrait of the Roman Emperor Domitian, 16th century. Domitian (51-96) became Emperor in 81. He was the last Emperor of the Flavian dynasty

The Anti-Semitic Movement, 1881. Punch illustrates how anti-Semitism was rife in both teaching and culture in 1881. From Punch, or the London Charivari, July 30, 1881

Traditional Torah scroll book and yad. Jewish symbols

Close-up detail of a Torah in hebrew and a star of David. Jewish symbols

Iraq / Mesopotamia: Tower of Babel by Bruegel the Younger, 17th century
The Tower of Babel, according to the Book of Genesis, was an enormous tower built in the plain of Shinar. According to the biblical account

The Rabbis Family

Palestinae Sive Totivs Terrae Promissionis Nova Descriptio A
Map of the Judaica Holy Land 1575

Judea seu Terra Sancta
Map of Israels Twelve Tribes 1696

Map of Sixteenth-Century Jerusalem 1612

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