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Samson defeats the Philistines with an ass's jawbone
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Samson kills the Philistines with the jawbone of a donkey. In the background water flows from the donkey's jaw, from which Samson drinks. (The correct reading is: God in the hollow of the valley at Lehi let the earth open up. Water came out and Samson drank from it, so that he came to his senses again.)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineSimson verslaat de Filistijnen met een ezelskaak. 1562. Cornelis Massijs. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
