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The Altar of Baal Destroyed by Gideon
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The Altar of Baal Destroyed by Gideon

Pieter Sluyter · 1705 - 1720 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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The inhabitants of the city discover that Gideon has destroyed the altar of Baal erected by his father Joas. The bull sacrificed by him still burns on the altar. Illustration of the Biblical text Judges 6:28-32. Below the image the title in Hebrew, English, German, Latin, French, and Dutch.

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Credit lineBaäls altaar door Gideon vernield. 1705 - 1720. Pieter Sluyter. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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