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Jacob buries the idols
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Jacob buries the idols

1683 - 1733 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Jacob buries the idols and earrings of his family under a tree at Shechem. Centered below a reference to the biblical text in Gen. 35:4. The scene is framed in an ornamental border with two lions at the top.

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Credit lineJakob begraaft de afgodsbeelden. 1683 - 1733. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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