Great Scenes from the Bible: 230 Magnificent 17th-Century Engravings
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Great Scenes from the Bible
230 Magnificent 17th-Century Engravings
By Matthaeus Merian
Dover Publications, Inc.
Copyright © 2002 Dover Publications, Inc.All rights reserved.
ISBN: 978-0-486-15583-8
CHAPTER 1
THE OLD TESTAMENT
HEAVEN AND EARTH
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Genesis, 1:1
THE CREATION OF MAN
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him. Genesis, 1:27
THE SERPENT IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN
But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. Genesis, 3:3
ADAM AND EVE DRIVEN FROM THE GARDEN
So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden cherubims, and a flaming sword. Genesis, 3:24
GOD'S CURSE
And unto Adam he said ... cursed is the ground for thy sake, in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life. Genesis, 3:17
CAIN AND ABEL
And it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and slew him. Genesis, 4:8
NOAH'S ARK
There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded. Genesis, 7: 9
THE FLOOD
And the flood was forty days upon the earth. Genesis, 7:17
GOD'S COVENANT
I do set my bow in the cloud and it shall be a token of a covenant between me and the earth. Genesis, 9:13
NOAH'S DRUNKENNESS
And he drank of the wine and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent. Genesis, 9:21
THE TOWER OF BABEL
And they said, Go to, let us build us a city, and a tower whose top may reach unto heaven. Genesis, 11:4
ABRAHAM DEPARTS FOR CANAAN
So Abraham departed as the LORD had spoken unto him. Genesis, 12:4
MELCHIZEDEK, KING OF SALEM
And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine. Genesis, 14:18
GOD APPEARS TO ABRAHAM IN THE GUISE OF THREE STRANGERS
And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them. Genesis 18:8
LOT AND HIS DAUGHTERS
And they made their father drink wine that night. Genesis, 19:33
HAGAR IN THE WILDERNESS
And the angel of God called to Hagar ... and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is. Genesis, 21:17
SACRIFICE OF ISAAC
And Abraham stretched forth his hand and took the knife to slay his son. Genesis, 22:10
ISAAC MEETS REBEKAH AT THE WELL
And it came to pass before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out ... with her pitcher upon her shoulder. Genesis, 24:15
BURIAL OF ABRAHAM
And Abraham gave up the ghost and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years. Genesis, 25:8
JACOB AND ESAU
And Isaac loved Esau because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob. Genesis, 25:28
THE TRICKERY OF JACOB
And he came unto his father, and said, my father: and he said, here am I; who art thou, my Son? Genesis 27:18
JACOB'S LADDER
And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. Genesis, 28:12
JACOB SEES RACHEL WITH HER SHEEP
And he said unto them, is he well? and they said, he is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep. Genesis, 29:6
JACOB WRESTLES THE ANGEL
And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. Genesis 32:24
ESAU AND JACOB MEET FOR THE LAST TIME
And Jacob lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold Esau came, and with him four hundred men. Genesis, 33:1
DINAH'S BROTHERS AVENGE HER HONOR
Took each man his sword and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males. Genesis, 34:25
JOSEPH'S BROTHERS CAST HIM INTO A PIT
And they took him and cast him into a pit, and the pit was empty, there was no water in it. Genesis, 37:24
JOSEPH INTERPRETS PHARAOH'S DREAM
Then Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it. Genesis, 41:15
JACOB SENDS HIS SONS TO BUY CORN IN EGYPT
And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence. Genesis, 42:2
JOSEPH GREETS HIS BROTHERS
And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land. Genesis, 42:6
JOSEPH DINES WITH HIS BROTHERS
Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready: for these men shall dine with me at noon. Genesis 43:16
PHARAOH'S EDICT AGAINST THE HEBREWS
Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive. Exodus, 1:22
PHARAOH'S DAUGHTER AT THE RIVER
And when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it. Exodus, 2:5
THE BURNING BUSH
And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. Exodus, 3:2
AARON'S ROD
For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods. Exodus, 7:12
PLAGUE OF FROGS
And the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt. Exodus, 8:6
THE PASSOVER
And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it. Exodus, 12:8
THE EGYPTIAN SOLDIERS DROWN IN THE RED SEA
And the LORD said unto Moses, stretch out thy hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians. Exodus, 14:26
MOSES MAKES WATER GUSH FROM THE ROCK
Behold, I will stand before thee upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it. Exodus, 17:6
MOSES PRAYING BEFORE THE BATTLE
Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim. Exodus, 17:8
ISRAEL BATTLES AMALEK
And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. Exodus, 17:11
THE ARK OF GOD
The LORD spake unto Moses, saying ... let them make me a sanctuary that I may dwell among them. Exodus, 25:8
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony were in his hand. Exodus, 32:15
AARON'S SONS, NADAB AND ABIHU, DESTROYED BY FIRE
And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD. Leviticus, 10:2
GRAPES OF THE PROMISED LAND
And they ... cut down ... a branch with one cluster of grapes and they bare it between two upon a staff. Numbers, 13:23
THE SERPENT IN THE WILDERNESS
And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people and much people of Israel died. Numbers, 21:6
BALAAM AND THE ASS
And the ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand. Numbers, 22:23
MOSES VIEWS THE PROMISED LAND
And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo. Deuteronomy, 34:1
JOSHUA
And Joshua rose early in the morning ... and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel. Joshua, 3:1
THE FALL OF JERICHO
Joshua ... said, Take up the ark ... and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the LORD. Joshua, 6:6
THE DESTRUCTION OF AI
And when the men of Ai looked behind them they saw ... the smoke of their city ascended up to heaven. Joshua, 8:29
JOSHUA COMMANDS THE SUN TO STAND STILL
And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Joshua, 10:13
THE ISRAELITES SLAUGHTER MANY KINGS
And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire. Joshua, 11:9
THE PUNISHMENT OF ADONI-BEZEK
But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes. Judges, 1:6
TREACHERY OF JAEL
And when he came into her tent, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the nail was in his temples. Judges, 4:22
GIDEON AND THE ANGEL
Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand ... and there rose up fire out of the rock. Judges, 6:21
THE WATER TEST
And the LORD said unto Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue ... set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink. Judges, 7:5
ATTACK AT NIGHT
So Gideon and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch ... and they blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers that were in their hands. Judges, 7:19
THE DEATH OF ABIMELECH
And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all to break his skull. Judges, 9:53
JEPHTHAH'S DAUGHTER
And Jephthah came ... unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him. Judges, 11:34
SAMSON SLAYS A LION
Then went Samson down ... and behold a young lion roared against him. Judges, 14:5
SAMSON'S STRANGE WEAPON
And he found a new jawbone of an ass and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith. Judges, 15:15
SAMSON AND THE GATES
And Samson arose at midnight and took the doors of the gate of the city ... Judges, 16:3
SAMSON AND DELILAH
And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head. Judges, 16:19
WAR AGAINST THE TRIBE OF BENJAMIN
But when the flame began to arise up out of the city with a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the flame of the city ascended up to heaven. Judges, 20:40
WIVES FOR THE BENJAMITES
Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain? Judges, 21:16
RUTH GLEANS IN THE FIELDS OF BOAZ
Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this? Ruth, 2:5
THE DEATH OF ELI
And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward ... and his neck brake, and he died. 1 Samuel, 4:18
THE ARK OF GOD
And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer unto Ashdod. 1 Samuel, 5:1
THE RETURN OF THE ARK
And the ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months. 1 Samuel, 5:1
THE BURNT OFFERING
And Samuel took a sucking lamb and offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto the LORD. 1 Samuel, 7:9
THE ANOINTING OF SAUL, THE FIRST KING
Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and ... said is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance. 1 Samuel, 10:1
JONATHAN ROUTS THE PHILISTINES
Jonathan, the son of Saul said ... come, and let us go over to the Philistine's garrison. 1 Samuel, 14:1
SAMUEL KILLS AGAG
And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal. 1 Samuel, 15:33
DAVID AND GOLIATH
And David put his hand in his bag and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in the forehead. 1 Samuel, 17:49
SAUL AND DAVID RETURN IN TRIUMPH
The women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul. 1 Samuel, 18:6
SAUL ATTACKS DAVID
And the evil spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand. 1 Samuel, 19:9
JONATHAN SHOOTS AN ARROW TO WARN DAVID TO FLY
And it came to pass in the morning, that Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with David. 1 Samuel, 20:35
ABIGAIL BEGS FORGIVENESS OF DAVID FOR HER HUSBAND
And, behold, David and his men came down against her; and she met them. 1 Samuel, 25:20
DAVID SPARES SAUL
And David arose and came to the place where Saul had pitched; and David beheld the place where Saul lay. 1 Samuel, 26:5
DAVID ATTACKS THE AMALEKITES
And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day. 1 Samuel, 30:17
THE DEATH OF SAUL
Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. 1 Samuel, 31:4
UZZAH TOUCHES THE ARK AND DIES
And when they came to Nachon's threshing floor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God and took hold of it. 2 Samuel, 6:6
DAVID PUNISHES THE AMMONITES
And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men. 2 Samuel, 10:7
DAVID SPIES ON BATHSHEBA
David ... walked upon the roof of the king's house ... from the roof he saw a woman washing herself and she was very beautiful to look upon. 2 Samuel, 11:2
AMMON IS KILLED FOR RAPING HIS SISTER
And the servants of Absalom did unto Ammon as Absalom had commanded. 2 Samuel, 13:29
DEATH OF ABSALOM
And the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak. 2 Samuel, 18:9
JOAB SPARES A CITY IN EXCHANGE FOR THE HEAD OF SHEBA
And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall. 2 Samuel, 20:21
THE JUDGMENT OF SOLOMON
And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other. 1 Kings, 3:25
THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON
And in eleven years, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished. 1 Kings, 6:38
SOLOMON'S PRAYER
And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD ... and spread forth his hands toward heaven. 1 Kings, 8:22
SOLOMON AND THE QUEEN OF SHEBA
And when the Queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon ... she came to prove him with hard questions. 1 Kings, 10:1
A PROPHET IS SLAIN
It is the man of God, who was disobedient unto the word of the LORD: therefore the LORD hath delivered him unto the lion. 1 Kings, 13:26
ZIMRI DIES AFTER USURPING THE THRONE
And it came to pass when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he ... burned the king's house over him with fire, and died. 1 Kings, 16:18
THE PROPHET ELIJAH
So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD; for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. 1 Kings, 17:15
GOD ANSWERS ELIJAH'S CALL
Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice. 1 Kings, 18:38
ELIJAH IN DESPAIR
And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, arise and eat. 1 Kings, 19:5
DEATH OF THE KING OF ISRAEL
And the battle increased that day: and the king was stayed up in his chariot against the Syrians, and died at even. 1 Kings, 22:35
THE ASCENT OF ELIJAH
Behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire ... and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. 2 Kings, 2:11
TWO BEARS ATTACK CHILDREN WHO MOCKED ELISHA
There came forth little children ... and mocked him and said unto him, go up, thou bald head, go up, thou bald head. 2 Kings, 2:23
THE MIRACLE OF THE OIL
And Elisha said unto her ... what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil. 2 Kings, 4:2
NAAMAN THE LEPER
And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, go wash in Jordan seven times. 2 Kings, 5:10
THE KING OF SYRIA PURSUES THE PROPHET ELISHA
Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night and compassed the city about. 2 Kings, 6:14
AN UNBELIEVER IS CRUSHED IN THE GATE OF SAMARIA
And the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died, as the man of God had said. 2 Kings, 7:17
DEATH OF JEZEBEL
And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall. 2 Kings, 9:33
A DEAD MAN ARISES FROM THE TOMB OF ELISHA
And they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man ... touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet. 2 Kings, 13:21
KING HEZEKIAH ORDERS THE DESTRUCTION OF IDOLS
He removed the high places and brake the images, and brake in pieces the brazen serpent that Moses had made. 2 Kings, 18:4
AN ANGEL SMITES THE ASSYRIANS
Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, That which thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard. 2 Kings, 19:20
HEZEKIAH BEGS THE LORD TO HEAL HIM
In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. 2 Kings, 20:1
JOSIAH ORDERS THE BOOK OF THE LAW READ ALOUD TO THE ELDERS
And the King sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem. 2 Kings, 23:1
THE FALL OF JERUSALEM
And it came to pass ... that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came ... against Jerusalem, and pitched against it. 2 Kings, 25:1
THE PHILISTINES DESECRATE SAUL'S REMAINS
And they put his armour in the house of their Gods and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon. 1 Chronicles, 10:10
THE ANGEL OF THE LORD OVER JERUSALEM
And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel. 1 Chronicles, 21:1
THE SPOILS OF WAR
And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels. 2 Chronicles, 20:25
THE STONING OF ZACHARIAH
Because ye have forsaken the Lord he hath also forsaken thee. 2 Chronicles, 24:20
THE HEBREWS REBUILD THE WALL OF JERUSALEM
Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate. Nehemiah, 3:1
ESTHER PLEADS FOR THE CAPTIVE JEWS
Then answered Esther, and said, my petition and my request is ... Esther, 5:7
KING AHASUERUS HAS THE RECORDS OF HISTORY READ TO HIM
On that night could not the King sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles. Esther, 6:1
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