Creation

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Armenian bible (MS 1927 fol. 8): Creation

Three panels depict the first three days of Creation. The upper panel shows the creation of light on the first day. The middle panel shows God creating the firmament of heaven on the second day. The bottom panel shows God’s creation of vegetation on the third day. In every panel God is depicted with a halo and sporting a red cloak.


Source: Genesis 1  |  Portion: Bereshit
Color illustration
Armenian Patriarchate, Jerusalem
Date : 1653
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Creation
Garden of Eden
Cain and Abel
The Flood
The Tower of Babel
Abraham`s trials
The Patriarchal Family
The Sacrifice of Isaac
Birthright and Blessing
Jacob`s dream
Jacob`s struggles
Judah and Tamar
Joseph
The Life of Moses
The Life of Miriam
The Burning Bush
Parting of the Red Sea
Matan Torah
The Golden Calf
The Desert Wanderings
Women in the Book of Judges I
Women in the Book of Judges II
David
Elijah
Ezekiel
Jonah
The Story of Job
Song of Songs
Ruth
Esther
Alphabet
Cherubim
The Temple and the Ark