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Abraham Buys the Field of Ephron

Gilliam van der Gouwen · 1728 · etching; engraving; paper

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

About this work

Abraham buys the field of Ephron for four hundred shekels of silver (Gen. 23:16). Abraham weighs out the silver. In the background, the cave in which Abraham wishes to bury his wife. The print has a Hebrew, Latin, French, English, German, and Dutch inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

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print boekillustratie

Credit lineAbraham koopt de akker van Efron. 1728. Gilliam van der Gouwen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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