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Nimrod Points Out Where the Tower Must Be Built
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Nimrod Points Out Where the Tower Must Be Built

Hans Collaert (I) · 1579 · engraving; paper

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

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On a plain in Shinar, Nimrod orders the building of the Tower of Babel. The ground is measured and prepared for construction. Below the image, a reference in Latin to the Biblical text in Gen. 11:3. This print is part of an album.

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Credit lineNimrod wijst aan waar de toren gebouwd moet worden. 1579. Hans Collaert (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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