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Abraham's Meeting with Melchizedek
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Abraham's Meeting with Melchizedek

Adriaen Collaert · 1585 · engraving; paper

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

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Melchizedek, the high priest and king of Salem (Jerusalem), gives bread and a jug of wine to Abraham. Abraham, clad in armor and with a helmet on his head, takes the bread, while his soldiers stand behind him. Behind Melchizedek stands his army. Below the image a reference in Latin to the biblical text in Gen. 14.

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Credit lineAbrahams ontmoeting met Melchisedek. 1585. Adriaen Collaert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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