The Patriarchal Family
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Morgan Bible (M.638, fol. 004ra): Lot’s departure from Sodom; Rebecca instructs Jacob; Isaac blesses Jacob
Morgan Bible (M.638, fol. 004ra): Lot’s departure from Sodom; Rebecca instructs Jacob; Isaac blesses Jacob
On the left: Lot leads his two daughters outside of Sodom, which collapses behind them. Fire falls from a cloud and burn the city. Many figures fall from buildings and get trapped within the wrecks. Lot’s wife looks back to the destroyed city and becomes a salt statue.
On the right: Rebecca clothes little Jacob behind a tree. Jacob holds a dish of stew. Jacob kneels before his father Isaac and hands him the meat dish he asked for. Isaac sits on a throne with closed eyes and feels Jacob’s arm.
On the right: Rebecca clothes little Jacob behind a tree. Jacob holds a dish of stew. Jacob kneels before his father Isaac and hands him the meat dish he asked for. Isaac sits on a throne with closed eyes and feels Jacob’s arm.
Source: Genesis 19; 27 | Portion: Vayera
Color illustration
Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Date : 1250
Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Date : 1250
Additional creations Unknown artist
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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