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Isaac and Rebekah in Gerar
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Isaac and Rebekah in Gerar

Pieter van der Borcht (I) · 1582 - 1593 · etching; paper

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

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To the left of the scene, God appears to Isaac and forbids him to go to Egypt. The tetragram symbolizes God the Father. Isaac remained in Gerar. When the inhabitants of this city asked Isaac about his wife, he said she was his sister. To the right, Abimelech, king of the Philistines, looks out of the window of his palace and sees Isaac caressing Rebekah (Gen. 26:8). In the background, two people watch two ducks in the palace pond, and two people with a dog are talking to each other. On the palace roof, a bird's nest with young. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineIsaak en Rebekka in Gerar. 1582 - 1593. Pieter van der Borcht (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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