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Zimri commits adultery with Cozbi: the Sixth Commandment
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Zimri commits adultery with Cozbi: the Sixth Commandment

Jan Collaert (II) · 1585 - 1589 · engraving; paper

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Zimri, a Leader of the Israelites, Takes Kozbi, a Midianite Woman, to His Tent (Numbers 25: 6-8). Because She Was from Another People, This Is a Violation of the Sixth Commandment: "You Shall Not Commit Adultery". In the Background Their Punishment: They Are Both Murdered by the Grandson of Aaron. The Print Bears a Latin Inscription. The Print Series Depicts the Ten Commandments by Means of Scenes from the Old Testament.

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Credit lineZimri pleegt ontucht met Kozbi: het zesde Gebod. 1585 - 1589. Jan Collaert (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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