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Israelites fall ill from the quails they eat
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Israelites fall ill from the quails they eat

Abraham de Blois · 1679 - 1717 · engraving; paper

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

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At the camp of the Israelites, large quantities of quails are brought by the wind. The Israelites are insatiable and keep eating quails, after which they are punished by God with sickness and death. Below the image, the title is given in six different languages.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineIsraëlieten worden ziek van de kwartels die zij eten. 1679 - 1717. Abraham de Blois. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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