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Jeroboam and the Prophet Ahijah
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The prophet Ahijah has torn his cloak into twelve pieces and hands ten pieces to Jeroboam. The torn cloak symbolizes the splitting of the Jewish people. Jeroboam became king of ten of the twelve tribes. Below the image is a reference in Latin to the biblical text in 1 Kings 11.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineJerobeam en de profeet Achia. 1579. Hans Collaert (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
