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Simeon and Levi Slay the Shechemites
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Simeon and Levi Slay the Shechemites

Gilliam van der Gouwen · 1728 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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The brothers Simeon and Levi attack the Shechemites while they are sick in bed. One of the brothers takes Dinah back to Jacob (Gen. 32:24). In the background the rest of the city is being plundered. The print has a Hebrew, Latin, French, English, German and Dutch inscription.

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Credit lineSimeon en Levi doden de Sichemieten. 1728. Gilliam van der Gouwen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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