Doré Gustave_Bible Gallery

8/12/2019 Dor Gustave_Bible Gallery

1/549


2/549

THE DORE

GALLERY OFBIBLE

ILLUSTRATION

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Dor

Gallery of Bible Illustrations,

Complete, by Anonymous, Illustrated b

Gustave Dore

This eBook is for the use of anyon

anywhere at no cost and with

almost no restrictions whatsoever. Yo

may copy it, give it away or

re-use it under the terms of the Projec


3/549


4/549

LINK TO THE

ORIGINAL HTML

FILE: This Ebook

Has BeenReformatted For

Better Appearance

In Mobile ViewersSuch As Kindles

And Others. The

Original Format,

Which The EditorBelieves Has A

More Attractive

Appearance For


5/549

Laptops And Other

Computers, May

Be Viewed By

Clicking On This

Box.

THE DOREGALLERY OF

BIBLEILLUSTRATION


6/549


7/549

By Gustave Dore


8/549


9/549


10/549


11/549

This volume, as its title indicates

s a collection of engravings illustrativof the Biblethe designs being all fro

he pencil of the greatest of moder

delineators, Gustave Dore. The origina

work, from which this collection habeen made, met with an immediate an

warm recognition and acceptance amon

hose whose means admitted of itpurchase, and its popularity has in n

wise diminished since its firs

publication, but has even extended t

hose who could only enjoy it casually


12/549


13/549

narrative form, and containing generall

a brief analysis of the design. Asid

from the labors of the editor an

publishers, the work, while in progresswas under the pains-taking and carefu

scrutiny of artists and scholars no

directly interested in the undertaking, bu

still having a generous solicitude for it

success. It is hoped, therefore, that it

general plan and execution will render

acceptable both to the appreciative anfriendly patrons of the great artist, and t

hose who would wish to possess such

work solely as a choice collection o

llustrations upon sacred themes.


14/549


15/549

GUSTAVE DORE.

The subject of this sketch is

perhaps, the most original and variouslgifted designer the world has eve

known. At an age when most men hav

scarcely passed their novitiate in art

and are still under the direction andiscipline of their masters and th

schools, he had won a brillian

reputation, and readers and scholareverywhere were gazing on his wor

with ever-increasing wonder and deligh

at his fine fancy and multifarious gifts

He has raised illustrative art to a dignit


16/549

and importance before unknown, and ha

developed capacities for the penci

before unsuspected. He has laid al

subjects tribute to his genius, exploreand embellished fields hitherto lyin

waste, and opened new and shinin

paths and vistas where none before ha

rod. To the works of the great he ha

added the lustre of his genius, bringin

heir beauties into clearer view an

warming them to a fuller life.His delineations of character, in th

different phases of life, from the horribl

o the grotesque, the grand to the comic

attest the versatility of his powers; and

whatever faults may be found by critics

he public will heartily render thei

quota of admiration to his magic touch


17/549

his rich and facile rendering of almos

every thought that stirs, or lies ye

dormant, in the human heart. It is useles

o attempt a sketch of his varioubeauties; those who would know the

best must seek them in the treasure

house that his genius is constantl

augmenting with fresh gems and wealth

To one, however, of his most prominen

raits we will referhis wonderfu

rendering of the powers of Nature.His early wanderings in the wil

and romantic passes of the Vosge

doubtless developed this inheren

endency of his mind. There h

wandered, and there, mayhap, imbibe

hat deep delight of wood and valley

mountainpass and rich ravine, whos


18/549

variety of form and detail seems endles

o the enchanted eye. He has caught th

very spell of the wilderness; she has lai

her hand upon him, and he has gone fortwith her blessing. So bold and truthfu

and minute are his countles

representations of forest scenery; s

delicate the tracery of branch and stem

so patriarchal the giant boles of hi

woodland monarchs, that the' gazer is a

once satisfied and entranced. His vistaie slumbering with repose either i

shadowy glade or fell ravine, either wit

glint of lake or the glad, long course o

some rejoicing stream, and above alsupreme in a beauty all its own, h

spreads a canopy of peerless sky, or

wilderness, perhaps, of angry storm, o


19/549

peaceful stretches of soft, fleecy cloud

or heavens serene and fairanothe

kingdom to his teeming art, after th

earth has rendered all her gifts.Paul Gustave Dore was born in th

city of Strasburg, January 10, 1833. O

his boyhood we have no very particulaaccount. At eleven years of age

however, he essayed his first artisti

creationa set' of lithographs

published in his native city. Thfollowing year found him in Paris

entered as a 7. student at th

Charlemagne Lyceum. His first actua

work began in 1848, when his fin

series of sketches, the "Labors o

Hercules," was given to the publi

hrough the medium of an illustrated


20/549

ournal with which he was for a lon

ime connected as designer. In 185

were published the illustrations fo

Balzac's "Contes Drolatiques" and thosfor "The Wandering Jew "the firs

humorous and grotesque in the highes

degreeindeed, showing a perfec

abandonment to fancy; the other weir

and supernatural, with fierce battles

shipwrecks, turbulent mobs, and natur

n her most forbidding and terriblaspects. Every incident or suggestio

hat could possibly make the story mor

effective, or add to the horror of th

scenes was seized upon and portrayewith wonderful power. These at onc

gave the young designer a grea

reputation, which was still mor


21/549

enhanced by his subsequent works.

With all his love for nature and hi

power of interpreting her in her varyin

moods, Dore was a dreamer, and manof his finest achievements were in th

realm of the imagination. But he was a

home in the actual world also, awitness his designs for "Atala," "Londo

a Pilgrimage," and many of the scene

n "Don Quixote."

When account is taken of thvariety of his designs, and the fac

considered that in almost every task h

attempted none had ventured before himhe amount of work he accomplished i

fairly incredible. To enumerate the

mmense tasks he undertooksom

single volumes alone containin


22/549

hundreds of illustrationswill giv

some faint idea of his industry. Beside

hose already mentioned are Montaigne

Dante, the Bible, Milton, RabelaisTennyson's "Idyls of the King," "The

Ancient Mariner," Shakespeare

"Legende de Croquemitaine," L

Fontaine's "Fables," and others still.

Take one of these worksth

Dante, La Fontaine, or "Don Quixote"

and glance at the pictures. The merhand labor involved in their productio

s surprising; but when the quality of th

work is properly estimated, what h

accomplished seems prodigious. N

particular mention need be made of hi

as painter or sculptor, for his reputatio

rests solely upon his work as a


23/549


24/549


25/549

OAH CURSING HAM

THE TOWER OF BABEL

ABRAHAM ENTERTAINS THREE

STRANGERS

THE DESTRUCTION OF SODOM

THE EXPULSION OF HAGAR

HAGAR IN THE WILDERESS

THE TRIAL OF THE FAITH OF

ABRAHAM

THE BURIAL OF SARAH


26/549

ELIEZER AND REBEKAH

SAAC BLESSING JACOB

JACOB TENDING THE FLOCKS

JOSEPH SOLD INTO EGYPT

JOSEPH INTERPRETING

PHARAOH'S DREAM

JOSEPH MAKING HIMSELF KNOWN

TO HIS BRETHREN

MOSES IN THE BULRUSHES

THE WAR AGAINST GIBEON


27/549

SISERA SLAIN BY JAEL

DEBORAH'S SONG OF TRIUMPH

JEPHTHAH MET BY HIS

DAUGHTER

JEPHTHAH'S DAUGHTER AND HER

COMPANIONS

SAMSON SLAYING THE LION

SAMSON AND DELILAH

THE DEATH OF SAMSON

AOMI AND HER DAUGHTERS-IN

LAW


28/549

RUTH AND BOAZ

THE RETURN OF THE ARK

SAUL AND DAVID

DAVID SPARING SAUL

DEATH OF SAUL

THE DEATH OF ABSALOM

DAVID MOURNING OVER

ABSALOM

SOLOMON


29/549

THE JUDGMENT OF SOLOMON

THE CEDARS DESTINED FOR THE

TEMPLE

THE PROPHET SLAIN BY A LION

ELIJAH DESTROYING THE

MESSENGERS OF AHAZIAH

ELIJAH'S ASCENT IN A CHARIOTOF FIRE

DEATH OF JEZEBEL

ESTHER CONFOUNDING HAMAN

SAIAH


30/549

DESTRUCTION OF SENNACHERIB'

HOST

BARUCH

EZEKIEL PROPHESYING

THE VISION OF EZEKIEL

DANIEL

THE FIERY FURNACE

BELSHAZZAR'S FEAST

DANIEL IN THE LION'S DEN


31/549

THE PROPHET AMOS

JONAH CALLING NINEVEH TO

REPENTANCE

DANIEL CONFOUNDING THE

PRIESTS OF BEL

HELIODORUS PUNISHED IN THE

TEMPLE

THE NATIVITY

THE STAR IN THE EAST

THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT

THE MASSACRE OF THE


32/549

NNOCENTS

JESUS QUESTIONING THE

DOCTORS

JESUS HEALING THE SICK

SERMON ON THE MOUNT

CHRIST STILLING THE TEMPEST

THE DUMB MAN POSSESSED

CHRIST IN THE SYNAGOGUE

THE DISCIPLES PLUCKING CORN

ON THE SABBATH


33/549

JESUS WALKING ON THE WATER

CHRIST'S ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM

JESUS AND THE TRIBUTE MONEY

THE WIDOW'S MITE

RAISING OF THE DAUGHTER OF

JAIRUS

THE GOOD SAMARITAN

ARRIVAL OF THE SAMARITAN AT

THE INN

THE PRODIGAL SON


34/549

LAZARUS AND THE RICH MAN

THE PHARISEE AND THE

PUBLICAN

JESUS AND THE WOMAN OF

SAMARIA

JESUS AND THE WOMAN TAKEN IN

ADULTERY

THE RESURRECTION OF LAZARUS

MARY MAGDALENE

THE LAST SUPPER

THE AGONY IN THE GARDEN


35/549

PRAYER OF JESUS IN THE GARDEN

OF OLIVES

THE BETRAYAL

CHRIST FAINTING UNDER THE

CROSS

THE FLAGELLATION

THE CRUCIFIXION

CLOSE OF THE CRUCIFIXION

THE BURIAL OF JESUS

THE ANGEL AT THE SEPULCHER


36/549

THE JOURNEY TO EMMAUS

THE ASCENSION

THE MARTYRDOM OF ST

STEPHEN

SAUL'S CONVERSION

THE DELIVERANCE OF ST. PETER

PAUL AT EPHESUS

PAUL MENACED BY THE JEWS

PAUL'S SHIPWRECK


37/549

DEATH ON THE PALE HORSE


38/549

THE CREATION OF

EVE.

ENLARGE TO FULL SIZE


39/549

"And the Lord God said, it is no

good that the man should be alone; I wil

make him a helpmeet for him. And thLord God caused a deep sleep to fall o

Adam, and he slept, and he took one o

his ribs, and closed up the flesh instea


40/549

hereof; and the rib which the Lord Go

had taken from man, made he a woman

and brought her unto the man. And Adam

said, This is now bone of my bone anflesh of my flesh: she shall be calle

Woman, because she was taken out o

man. Therefore shall a man leave hi

father and mother, and shall cleave unto

his wife, and they shall be one flesh.

Genesis ii, 18, 21-24.

In these few words the Scripturenarrate the creation of the first mother o

our race. In "Paradise Lost," the poeti

genius of Milton, going more into detai

describes how Eve awoke t

consciousness, and found hersel

reposing under a shade of flowers, muc

wondering what she was and whenc


41/549

she came. Wandering by the margin of

small lake, she sees her own for

mirrored in the clear waters, at whic

she wonders more. But a voice is heardeading her to him for whom she wa

made, who lies sleeping under a gratefu

shade. It is at this point the artist come

o interpret the poet's dream. Amid th

varied and luxurious foliage of Eden, i

he vague light of the early dawn, Eve i

presented, coy and graceful, gazing oher sleeping Lord, while in th

background is faintly outlined the mysti

form of Him in whose image they wer

created.


42/549


43/549

THE EXPULSION

FROM THE

GARDEN.



44/549

And the Lord God said, Behold, th

man is become as one of us, to know

good and evil; and now, lest he put forthis hand, and take also of the tree of life

and eat, and live forever: Therefore, th

Lord God sent him forth from the garde


45/549

of Eden, to till the ground from whenc

he was taken. So he drove out the man

and he placed at the east of the garden o

Eden cherubims, and a flaming sworwhich turned every way, to keep the wa

of the tree of life.Genesis iii, 22-24

They, looking back, all the easterside beheld Of Paradise, so late thei

happy seat, Waved over by that flaming

brand; the gate, With dreadful force

hronged, and fiery arms Some naturaears they dropped, but wiped the

soon; The world was all before them

where to choose Their place of rest, an

Providence their guide; They, hand i

hand, with wandering steps and slow

Through Eden took their solitary way.

Paradise Lost, Book XII.


46/549


47/549

THE MURDER OF

ABEL.



48/549

And Adam knew Eve his wife; and

she conceived, and bare Cain, and said

have gotten a man from the Lord. Andshe again bare his brother Abel. And

Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cai

was a tiller of the ground. And i


49/549

process of time it came to pass, that Cai

brought of the fruit of the ground a

offering unto the Lord. And Abel, he

also brought of the firstlings of his flocand of the fat thereof. And the Lord had

respect unto Abel and to his offering

But unto Cain and to his offering he ha

not respect. And Cain was very wroth

and his countenance fell. And the Lord

said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? an

why is thy countenance fallen? If thodoest well, shalt thou not be accepted

and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at th

door, and unto thee shall be his desire

and thou shalt rule over him. And Caialked with Abel his brother: and it cam

o pass,when they were in the field

hat Cain rose up against Abel hi


50/549

brother, and slew him.

And the Lord said unto Cain

Where is Abel thy brother? And he said

know not Am I my brother's keeperAnd he said, What hast thou done? th

voice of thy brother's blood crieth unt

me from the ground. And now art thocursed from the earth, which hath opene

her mouth to receive thy brother's bloo

from thy hand; When thou tillest th

ground, it shall not henceforth yield unthee her strength; a fugitive and

vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. And

Cain said unto the Lord, My punishmen

s greater than I can bear. Behold, thou

hast driven me out this day from the fac

of the earth and from thy face shall I b

hid; and I shall be a fugitive and


51/549

vagabond in the earth; and it shall com

o pass, that every one that findeth m

shall slay me. And the Lord said unto

him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cainvengeance shall be taken on hi

sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upo

Cain, lest any finding him should kil

him.

And Cain went out from th

presence of the Lord, and dwelt in th

and of Nod, on the east of Eden.Genesis iv, 1-16


52/549

THE DELUGE.



53/549

In the six hundredth year of Noah'

ife, in the second month, the seventeent

day of the month, the same day were alhe fountains of the great deep broken up

and the windows of heaven wer

opened. And the rain was upon the eartforty days and forty nights.

In the selfsame day entered Noah

and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, th

sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and thhree wives of his sons with them, int

he ark; they, and every beast after hi

kind, and all the cattle after their kindand every creeping thing that creepet

upon the earth after his kind, and ever

fowl after his kind, every bird of ever

sort. And they went in unto Noah into th


54/549

ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein i

he breath of life. And they that went in

went in male and female of all flesh, a

God had commanded him: and the Lorshut him in.

And the flood was forty days upo

he earth; and the waters increased, anbare up the ark, and it was lift up abov

he earth. And the waters prevailed, and

were increased, greatly upon the earth

and the ark went upon the face of thwaters. And the waters prevailed

exceedingly upon the earth; and all th

high hills, that were under the whol

heaven, were covered. Fifteen cubit

upward did the waters prevail; and th

mountains were covered. And all fles

died that moved upon the earth, both o


55/549

fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and o

every creeping thing that creepeth upo

he earth, and every man; all in whos

nostrils was the breath of life, of all thawas in the dry land, died. And ever

iving substance was destroyed whic

was upon the face of the ground, bot

man and cattle, and the creeping things

and the fowl of the heaven; and the

were destroyed from the earth; and Noa

only remained alive, and they that werwith him in the ark.

And the waters prevailed upon th

earth an hundred and fifty days.

Genesis vii, 11-24.


56/549


57/549

NOAH CURSING

HAM.



58/549

And the sons of Noah, that wen

forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham

and Japheth; and Ham is the father oCanaan. These are the three sons o

oah: and of them was the whole eart

overspread.


59/549

And Noah began to be a

husbandman, and he planted a vineyard

And he drank of the wine, and wa

drunken; and he was uncovered withihis tent. And Ham, the father of Canaan

saw the nakedness of his father, and told

his two brethren without. And Shem and

Japheth took a garment, and laid it upo

both their shoulders, and wen

backward, and covered the nakedness o

heir father; and their faces werbackward, and they saw not their father'

nakedness. And Noah awoke from hi

wine, and knew what his younger so

had done unto him. And he said, Cursedbe Canaan; a servant of servants shall h

be unto his brethren. And he said

Blessed be the Lord God of Shem; an


60/549

Canaan shall be his servant. God shal

enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell i

he tents of Shem; and Canaan shall b

his servant.Genesis ix, 18-27.


61/549

THE TOWER OF

BABEL.



62/549

And the whole earth was of on

anguage, and of one speech.

And it came to pass as theourneyed from the east, that they found

plain in the land of Shinar; and the

dwelt there. And they said one to


63/549

another, Go to, let us make brick, and

burn them thoroughly. And they had

brick for stone, and slime had they fo

mortar. And they said, Go to, let us buildus a city and a tower, whose top ma

reach unto heaven; and let us make us

name, lest we be scattered abroad upo

he face of the whole earth.

And the Lord came down to see th

city and the tower which the children o

men builded. And the Lord said, Beholdhe people is one, and they have all on

anguage; and this they begin to do: an

now nothing will be restrained fro

hem, which they have imagined to do

Go to, let us go down, and ther

confound their language, that they ma

not understand one another's speech.


64/549

So the Lord scattered them abroa

from thence upon the face of all th

earth: and they left off to build the city.

Therefore is the name of it calleBabel; because the Lord did ther

confound the language of all the earth

and from thence did the Lord scattehem abroad upon the face of all th

earth.Genesis xi, 1-9.


65/549

ABRAHAM

ENTERTAINS

THREE

STRANGERS.



66/549

In the selfsame day was Abraham

circumcised, and Ishmael his son. And

all the men of his house, born in thhouse, and bought with money of th

stranger, were circumcised with him.

And the Lord appeared unto him i


67/549

he plains of Mamre: and he sat in th

ent door in the heat of the day; and h

ift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, thre

men stood by him: and when he sawhem, he ran to meet them from the ten

door, and bowed himself toward th

ground, and said, My Lord, if now I hav

found favour in thy sight, pass not away

pray thee, from thy servant: let a littl

water, I pray you, be fetched, and was

our feet, and rest yourselves under three: And I will fetch a morsel of bread

and comfort ye your hearts; after that y

shall pass on: for therefore are ye com

o your servant. And they said, So do, ahou hast said.

And Abraham hastened into the ten

unto Sarah, and said, Make read


68/549

quickly three measures of fine mea

knead it, and make cakes upon th

hearth. And Abraham ran unto the herd

and fetched a calf tender and good, angave it unto a young man; and he haste

o dress it. And he took butter, and milk

and the calf which he had dressed, an

set it before them; and he stood by the

under the tree, and they did eat.

Genesis xvii, 26, 27; xviii 1-8.

Be not forgetful to entertaistrangers: for thereby some hav

entertained angels unawares.Hebrew

xiii, 2.


69/549

THE DESTRUCTION

OF SODOM.



70/549

And when the morning arose, the

he angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise

ake thy wife, and thy two daughterswhich are here; lest thou be consumed i

he iniquity of the city. And while he

ingered, the men laid hold upon hi


71/549

hand, and upon the hand of his wife, an

upon the hand of his two daughters; th

Lord being merciful unto him: and the

brought him forth, and set him withouhe city.

And it came to pass, when they ha

brought them forth abroad, that he saidEscape for thy life; look not behind thee

neither stay thou in all the plain; escap

o the mountain, lest thou be consumed

And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, mLord. Behold now, thy servant hat

found grace in thy sight, and thou has

magnified thy mercy, which thou has

shewed unto me in saving my life; and

cannot escape to the mountain, lest som

evil take me and I die. Behold now thi

city is near to flee unto, and it is a littl


72/549

one: Oh, let me escape thither (is it not

ittle one?) and my soul shall live. And

he said unto him, See, I have accepte

hee concerning this thing also, that will not overthrow this city, for th

which thou hast spoken. Haste thee

escape thither; for I cannot do anythin

ill thou be come thither.

Therefore the name of the city wa

called Zoar.

The sun was risen upon the eartwhen Lot entered unto Zoar. Then th

Lord rained upon Sodom and upo

Gomorrah brimstone and fire from thLord out of heaven; and he overthrew

hose cities, and all the plain, and all th

nhabitants of the cities, and that whic

grew upon the ground.


73/549

But his wife looked back fro

behind him, and she became a pillar o

salt.

And Abraham gat up early in thmorning to the place where he stoo

before the Lord and he looked towar

Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward alhe land of the plain, and beheld, and lo

he smoke of the country went up as th

smoke of a furnace.Genesis xix, 15

28.


74/549

THE EXPULSION

OF HAGAR.



75/549

And the Lord visited Sarah as h

had said, and the Lord did unto Sarah a

he had spoken. For Sarah conceived, anbare Abraham a son in his old age, at th

set time of which God had spoken t

him. And Abraham called the name o


76/549

his son that was born unto him, who

Sarah bare to him, Isaac. And Abraham

circumcised his son Isaac, being eigh

days old, as God had commanded himAnd Abraham was an hundred years old

when his son Isaac was born unto him.

And Sarah said, God hath made mo laugh, so that all that hear will laug

with me. And she said, Who would hav

said unto Abraham, that Sarah should

have given children suck? for I havborn him a son in his old age. And th

child grew, and was weaned: and

Abraham made a great feast the sam

day that Isaac was weaned.

And Sarah, saw the son of Hagar

he Egyptian, which she had born unt

Abraham, mocking. Wherefore she sai


77/549

unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoma

and her son; for the son of this

bondwoman shall not be heir with m

son, even with Isaac.And the thing was very grievous i

Abraham's sight because of his son. And

God said unto Abraham, Let it not bgrievous in thy sight because of the lad

and because of thy bondwoman; in al

hat Sarah hath said unto thee, hearke

unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seebe called. And also of the son of th

bondwoman will I make a nation

because he is thy seed.

And Abraham rose up early in th

morning, and took bread, and a bottle o

water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting i

on her shoulder, and the child, and sen


78/549

her away: and she departed, an

wandered in the wilderness of Beer

sheba.Genesis xxi, 1-14.


79/549

HAGAR IN THE

WILDERNESS.



80/549

And Abraham rose up early in th

morning, and took bread, and a bottle o

water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting ion her shoulder, and the child, and sen

her away; and she departed, an

wandered in the wilderness of Beer


81/549

sheba. And the water was spent in th

bottle, and she cast the child under on

of the shrubs. And she went and sat he

down over against him a good way offas it were a bow-shot: for she said, Le

me not see the death of the child. And

she sat over against him, and lifted up

her voice and wept. And God heard th

voice of the lad; and the angel of Go

called to Hagar out of heaven, and sai

unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? feanot, for God hath heard the voice of th

ad where he is. Arise, lift up the lad

and hold him in thine hand; for I wil

make him a great nation. And Godopened her eyes, and she saw a well o

water; and she went, and filled the bottl

with water, and gave the lad drink. And


82/549

God was with the lad; and he grew, and

dwelt in the wilderness, and became a

archer. And he dwelt in the wildernes

of Paran: and his mother took him a wifout of the land of Egypt.Genesis xx

14-21.


83/549

THE TRIAL OF THE

FAITH OF

ABRAHAM.



84/549

And it came to pass after thes

hings, that God did tempt Abraham, and

said unto him, Abraham: and he saidBehold, here I am. And he said, Take

now thy son, thine only son Isaac, who

hou lovest, and get thee into the land o


85/549

Moriah; and offer him there for a burn

offering upon one of the mountain

which I will tell thee of.

And Abraham rose up early in thmorning, and saddled his ass, and too

wo of his young men with him, an

saac his son, and clave the wood for thburnt offering, and rose up and went unt

he place of which God had told him

Then on the third day Abraham lifted up

his eyes and saw the place afar off. AndAbraham said unto his young men, Abid

e here with the ass; and I and the la

will go yonder and worship, and com

again to you. And Abraham took the

wood of the burnt offering and laid

upon Isaac his son; and he took the fir

n his hand and a knife, and they wen


86/549

both of them together. And Isaac spak

unto Abraham his father, and said, My

father: and he, said, Here am I, my son

And he said, Behold the fire and thwood: but where is the lamb for a burn

offering? And Abraham said, My son

God will provide himself a lamb for

burnt offering: so they went both of the

ogether. And they came to the place

which God had told him of; an

Abraham built an altar there, and laid thwood in order, and bound Isaac his son

and laid him on the altar upon the wood

And Abraham stretched forth his hand

and took the knife to slay his son. Andhe angel of the Lord called unto him ou

of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham

and he said, Here am I. And he said, Lay


87/549

not thine hand upon the lad, neither d

hou anything unto him: for now I know

hat thou fearest God, seeing thou has

not withheld thy son, thine only sonfrom me. And Abraham lifted up hi

eyes and looked, and behold behind hi

a ram caught in a thicket by his horns

and Abraham went and took the ram, and

offered him up for a burnt offering in th

stead of his son.

And Abraham called the name ohat place Jehovah-jireh: as it is to thi

day, In the mount of the Lord it shall b

seen.

And the angel of the Lord calle

unto Abraham out of heaven the second

ime, and said, By myself have I sworn

saith the Lord, for because thou has


88/549

done this thing, and hast not withheld th

son, thine only son, that in blessing I wil

bless thee, and in multiplying I wil

multiply thy seed as the stars of heavenand as the sand which is upon the se

shore; and thy seed shall possess th

gate of his enemies; and in thy seed shal

all the nations of the earth be blessed

because thou hast obeyed my voice.

Geneszs xxii. 1-18.


89/549

THE BURIAL OF

SARAH.



90/549

And Sarah was an hundred an

seven and twenty years old these wer

he years of the life of Sarah. And Sara

died in Kirjath-arba; the same is Hebro

n the land of Canaan and Abraham cam

o mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.


91/549


92/549

hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron th

son of Zohar, that he may give me th

cave of Machpelah, which he hath

which is in the end of his field; for amuch money as it is worth he shall giv

t me for a possession of a burying-plac

amongst you.

And Ephron dwelt among th

children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittit

answered Abraham in the audience o

he children of Heth, even of all thawent in at the gate of his city, saying

ay, my lord, hear me: the field give

hee, and the cave that is therein, I give i

hee; in the presence of the sons of m

people give I it thee: bury thy dead.

And Abraham bowed down himsel

before the people of the land. And h


93/549

spake unto Ephron in the audience of th

people of the land, saying, But if tho

wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I wil

give thee money for the field; take it ome, and I will bury my dead there.

And Ephron answered Abraham

saying unto him, My lord, hearken untme: the land is worth four hundre

shekels of silver: what is that betwixt m

and thee? bury therefore thy dead.

And Abraham hearkened untoEphron; and Abraham weighed to

Ephron the silver, which he had named

n the audience of the sons of Heth, fouhundred shekels of silver, current mone

with the merchant.

And the field of Ephron, which wa

n Machpelah, which was befor


94/549

Mamre, the field, and the cave whic

was therein, and all the trees that wer

n the field, that were in all the border

round about, were made sure untAbraham for a possession in th

presence of the children of Heth, befor

all that went in at the gate of his city.

And after this, Abraham buried

Sarah his wife in the cave of the field o

Machpelah before Mamre; the same i

Hebron in the land of Canaan. And thfield, and the cave that is therein, wer

made sure unto Abraham for

possession of a burying-place by th

sons of Heth.Genesis xxiii.


95/549


96/549

ELIEZER AND

REBEKAH.



97/549

And the servant put his hand unde

he thigh of Abraham his master, and

sware to him concerning that matter.And the servant took ten camels o

he camels of his master, and departed

for all the goods of his master were i


98/549

his hand: and he arose and went t

Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor

And he made his camels to kneel down

without the city by a well of water at thime of the evening, even the time tha

women go out to draw water. And he

said, O Lord God of my maste

Abraham, I pray thee, send me goo

speed this day, and shew kindness unto

my master Abraham. Behold, I stand

here by the well of water; and thdaughters of the men of the city come ou

o draw: water: and let it come to pass

hat the damsel to whom I shall say, Le

down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I madrink; and she shall say, Drink, and

will give thy camels drink also: let th

same be she that thou hast appointed fo


99/549

hy servant Isaac; and thereby shall

know that thou hast shewed kindnes

unto my master.

And it came to pass before he hadone speaking, that, behold, Rebeka

came out, who was born to Bethuel, so

of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham'brother, with her pitcher upon he

shoulder. And the damsel was very fai

o look upon, a virgin, neither had an

man known her: and she went down the well, and filled her pitcher and cam

up. And the servant ran to meet her, and

said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a littl

water of thy pitcher. And she said

Drink, my lord; and she hasted, and le

down her pitcher upon her hand, an

gave him drink. And when she had don


100/549

giving him drink, she said, I will draw

water for thy camels also, until they hav

done drinking. And she hasted and

emptied her pitcher into the trough, anran again unto the well to draw water

and drew for all his camels.

And the man wondering at her helhis peace, to wit whether the Lord ha

made his journey prosperous or not.

And it came to pass, as the camel

had done drinking, that the man took golden earring of half a shekel weight

and two bracelets for her hands of te

shekels weight of gold: and said, Whosdaughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee; i

here room in thy father's house for us t

odge in? And she said unto him, I am

he daughter of Bethuel the son o


101/549

Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor. Sh

said moreover unto him, We have both

straw and provender enough, and roo

o lodge in.And the man bowed down his hea

and worshiped the Lord. And he said

Blessed be the Lord God of my masteAbraham, who hath not left destitute m

master of his mercy and his truth: I bein

n the way, the Lord led me to the hous

of my master's brethren.And the damsel ran, and told the

of her mother's house these things.

Genesis xxiv, 9-28.


102/549

ISAAC BLESSING

JACOB.



103/549

And it came to pass, that whe

saac was old, and his eyes were dim, shat he could not see, he called Esau, hi

eldest son, and said unto him, My son

and he said unto him, Behold, here am I

And he said, Behold now, I am old,


104/549

know not the day of my death: Now

herefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons

hy quiver and thy bow, and go out to th

field, and take me some venison; Andmake me savoury meat, such as I love

and bring it to me, that I may eat; that m

soul may bless thee before I die.

And Rebekah heard when Isaa

spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to

he field to hunt for venison, and to brin

t.And Rebekah spake unto Jacob he

son, saying, Behold, I heard thy fathe

speak unto Esau thy brother, sayingBring me venison, and make me savour

meat, that I may eat, and bless the

before the Lord before my death. Now

herefore, my son, obey my voic


105/549

according to that which I command thee

Go now to the flock, and fetch me fro

hence two good kids of the goats; and

will make them savoury meat for thfather such as he loveth; And thou shal

bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and

hat he may bless thee before his death.

And Jacob said to Rebekah hi

mother, Behold, Esau my brother is

hairy man, and I am a smooth man: M

father peradventure will feel me, and shall seem to him as a deceiver; and

shall bring a curse upon me, and not

blessing.

And his mother said unto him, Upo

me be thy curse, my son: only obey m

voice, and go fetch me them.

And he went, and fetched, an


106/549

brought them to his mother: and hi

mother made savoury meat, such as hi

father loved. And Rebekah took goodl

raiment of her eldest son Esau, whicwere with her in the house, and put the

upon Jacob her younger son: And she pu

he skins of the kids of the goats upon hi

hands and upon the smooth of his neck

And she gave the savoury meat and th

bread, which she had prepared, into th

hand of her son Jacob.And he came unto his father, and

said, My father: and he said, Here am I

who art thou, my son? And Jacob said

unto his father, I am Esau thy first born;

have done according as thou badest me

arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of m

venison, that thy soul may bless me. And


107/549

saac said unto his son, How is it tha

hou hast found it so quickly, my son

And he said, Because the Lord thy Go

brought it to me. And Isaac said untoJacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I ma

feel thee, my son, whether thou be m

very son Esau or not. And Jacob went

near unto Isaac his father; and he fe

him, and said, The voice is Jacob'

voice, but the hands are the hands o

Esau. And he discerned him not, becaushis hands were hairy, as his brothe

Esau's hands: so he blessed him.

And he said, Art thou my very so

Esau? And he said, I am. And he said

Bring it near to me, and I will eat of m

son's venison, that my soul may bles

hee. And he brought it near to him, and


108/549

he did eat; and he brought him wine, an

he drank. And his father Isaac said unto

him, Come near now, and kiss me, m

son. And he came near, and kissed himand he smelled the smell of his raimen

and blessed him, and said, See, the smel

of my son is as the smell of a field whic

he Lord hath blessed: Therefore Go

give thee of the dew of heaven, and th

fatness of the earth, and plenty of cor

and wine: Let people serve thee, annations bow down to thee: be lord ove

hy brethren, and let thy mother's son

bow down to thee: cursed be every on

hat curseth thee, and blessed be he thablesseth thee.Genesis xxvii. 1-29.


109/549


110/549

JACOB TENDING

THE FLOCKS OF

LABAN.



111/549

And while he yet spake with them

Rachel came with her father's sheep: fo

she kept them. And it came to pass, wheJacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laba

his mother's brother, and the sheep o

Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob

went near, and rolled the stone from th


112/549

well's mouth, and watered the flock o

Laban his mother's brother. And Jacob

kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice

and wept. And Jacob told Rachel that hwas her father's brother, and that he wa

Rebekah's son: and she ran and told he

father.

And it came to pass, when Laba

heard the tidings of Jacob his sister'

son, that he ran to meet him, an

embraced him, and kissed him, anbrought him to his house. And he told

Laban all these things. And Laban said

o him, Surely thou art my bone and m

flesh. And he abode with him the spac

of a month. And Laban said unto Jacob

Because thou art my brother, shouldes

hou therefore serve me for naught? tel


113/549

me, what shall thy wages be?

And Laban had two daughters: th

name of the elder was Leah, and th

name of the younger was Rachel. Leawas tender eyed; but Rachel wa

beautiful and well favoured.

And Jacob loved Rachel; and said will serve thee seven years for Rache

hy younger daughter. And Laban said, I

s better that I give her to thee, than that

should give her to another man; abidwith me.

And Jacob served seven years fo

Rachel; and they seemed unto him but few days, for the love he had for her

And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me m

wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I ma

go in unto her.


114/549

And Laban gathered together all th

men of the place, and made a feast. And

t came to pass in the evening, that h

ook Leah his daughter, and brought heo him; and he went in unto her. And

Laban gave unto his daughter Lea

Zilpah his maid, for an handmaid. And i

came to pass that in the morning, behold

t was Leah: and he said to Laban, Wha

s this thou hast done unto me? did not

serve with thee for Rachel? whereforhen hast thou beguiled me? And Laba

said, It must not be so done in ou

country, to give the younger before th

firstborn. Fulfil her week, and we wilgive thee this also for the service whic

hou shalt serve with me yet seven othe

ears.


115/549

And Jacob did so, and fulfilled he

week; and he gave him Rachel hi

daughter to wife also. And Laban gav

o Rachel his daughter Bilhah hihandmaid to be her maid. And he went i

also unto Rachel, and he loved als

Rachel more than Leah, and served wit

him yet seven other years.Genesi

xxix, 9-30.


116/549

JOSEPH SOLD INTO

EGYPT.



117/549

These are the generations of Jacob

Joseph, being seventeen years old, wa

feeding the flock with his brethren, anhe lad was with the sons of Bilhah an

with the sons of Zilpah, his father'

wives; and Joseph brought unto hi


118/549

father their evil report. Now Israe

oved Joseph more than all his children

because he was the son of his old age

and he made him a coat of many colorsAnd when his brethren saw that thei

father loved him more than all hi

brethren, they hated him, and could no

speak peaceably unto him.

And Joseph dreamed a dream, an

he told it his brethren: and they hate

him yet the more. And he said unto themHear, I pray you, this dream which

have dreamed. For, behold, we wer

binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, m

sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and

behold, your sheaves stood round abou

and made obeisance to my sheaf. And

his brethren said to him, Shalt tho


119/549


120/549

father's flock in Shechem.

And Joseph went after his brethren

and found them in Dothan. And whe

hey saw him afar off, even before hcame near unto them, they conspire

against him to slay him. And they said

one to another, Behold, this dreamecometh. Come now, therefore, and let u

slay him, and cast him into some pit, an

we will say, Some evil beast hat

devoured him; and we shall see whawill become of his dreams. And Reube

heard it, and he delivered him out o

heir hands; and said, Let us not kill him

And Reuben said unto them, Shed n

blood, but cast him into this pit that is i

he wilderness, and lay no hand upo

him; that he might rid him out of thei


121/549

hands to deliver him to his father again.

And it came to pass, when Josep

was come unto his brethren, that the

stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat omany colors that was on him; and the

ook him and cast him into a pit; and th

pit was empty, there was no water in itAnd they sat down to eat bread; and the

ifted up their eyes and looked, and

behold, a company of Ishmaelites cam

from Gilead with their camels bearinspicery and balm and myrrh, going t

carry it down to Egypt. And Judah said

unto his brethren, What profit is it if w

slay our brother, and conceal his blood

Come, and let us sell him to th

shmaelites, and let not our hand be upo

him, for he is our brother and our flesh


122/549

And his brethren were content.

Then there passed by Midianite

merchantmen; and they drew and lifte

up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Josepo the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces o

silver; and they brought Joseph int

Egypt.And the Midianites sold him int

Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer o

Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard.

Genesis xxxvii, 212, 17-28, 36


123/549

JOSEPH

INTERPRETING

PHARAOH'S

DREAM.



124/549

And it came to pass at the end o

wo full years, that Pharaoh dreamed

and, behold, he stood by the river. Andbehold, there came up out of the rive

seven well favoured kine and fat

fleshed; and they fed in a meadow. And


125/549

behold, seven other kine came up afte

hem out of the river, ill favoured and

ean-fleshed; and stood by the other kin

upon the brink of the river. And the ilfavored and lean-fleshed kine did eat up

he seven well favoured and fat kine. S

Pharaoh awoke.

And he slept and dreamed th

second time: and, behold, seven ears o

corn came up upon one stalk, rank an

good. And, behold, seven thin ears andblasted with the east wind sprung u

after them. And the seven thin ear

devoured the seven rank and full ears

And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it wa

a dream.

And it came to pass in the mornin

hat his spirit was troubled; and he sen


126/549

and called for all the magicians o

Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: an

Pharaoh told them his dream; but ther

was none that could interpret them untPharaoh.

[At the suggestion of his chie

butler Pharaoh sends for Joseph anrelates to him his dreams, which Josep

nterprets as follows:]

And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, Th

dream of Pharaoh is one: God hatshewed Pharaoh what he is about to do

The seven good kine are seven years

and the seven good ears are seven yearshe dream is one. And the seven thin and

ll favoured kine that came up after the

are seven years; and the seven empt

ears blasted with the east wind shall b


127/549

seven years of famine. This is the thin

which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: Wha

God is about to do he sheweth unt

Pharaoh. Behold, there come seveears of great plenty throughout all th

and of Egypt: And there shall arise afte

hem seven years of famine; and all th

plenty shall be forgotten in the land o

Egypt; and the famine shall consume th

and; and the plenty shall not be know

n the land by reason of that faminfollowing; for it shall be very grievous

And for that the dream was doubled unt

Pharaoh twice it is because the thing i

established by God, and God wilshortly bring it to pass.

Now therefore let Pharaoh look ou

a man discreet and wise, and set hi


128/549


129/549


130/549

Then Joseph could not refrai

himself before all them that stood bhim; and he cried, Cause every man t

go out from me. And there stood no man

with him, while Joseph made himsel

known unto his brethren. And he wep


131/549

aloud: and the Egyptians and the hous

of Pharaoh heard.

And Joseph said unto his brethren,

am Joseph; doth my father yet live? Andhis brethren could not answer him; fo

hey were troubled at his presence. And

Joseph said unto his brethren, Come neao me, I pray you. And they came near

And he said, I am Joseph your brother

whom ye sold into Egypt. Now therefor

be not grieved, nor angry witourselves, that ye sold me hither: fo

God did send me before you to preserv

ife. For these two years hath the famin

been in the land: and yet there are fiv

ears, in which there shall neither b

earing nor harvest. And God sent m

before you to preserve you a posterity i


132/549

he earth, and to save your lives by

great deliverance. So now it was not yo

hat sent me hither, but God: and he hat

made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord oall his house, and a ruler throughout al

he land of Egypt. Haste ye, and go up t

my father, and say unto him, Thus sait

hy son Joseph, God hath made me lor

of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarr

not: And thou shalt dwell in the land o

Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto mehou, and thy children, and thy children'

children, and thy flocks, and thy herds

and all that thou hast. And there will

nourish thee; for yet there are five yearof famine; lest thou, and thy household

and all that thou hast, come to poverty

And, behold, your eyes see, and the eye


133/549

of my brother Benjamin, that it is m

mouth that speaketh unto you. And y

shall tell my father of all my glory i

Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; ane shall haste and bring down my fathe

hither.

And he fell upon his brotheBenjamin's neck, and wept; an

Benjamin wept upon his neck. Moreove

he kissed all his brethren, and wept upo

hem: and after that his brethren talkewith him.

And the fame thereof was heard i

Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph'brethren are come and it please

Pharaoh well, and his servants.

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, sa

unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade you


134/549

beasts, and go, get you unto the land o

Canaan; and take your father and you

households, and come unto me: and

will give you the good of the land oEgypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land

Genesis xlv, 1-18.


135/549

MOSES IN THE

BULRUSHES.



136/549

And there went a man of the hous

of Levi, and took to wife a daughter o

Levi. And the woman conceived, andbare a son: and when she saw him tha

he was a goodly child, she hid him thre

months. And when she could not longe

hide him, she took for him an ark o


137/549

bulrushes, and daubed it with slime an

with pitch, and put the child therein; an

she laid it in the flags by the river'

brink. And his sister stood afar off, towit what would be done to him.

And the daughter of Pharaoh cam

down to wash herself at the river; anher maidens walked along by the river'

side; and when she saw the ark amon

he flags, she sent her maid to fetch it

And when she had opened it, she saw thchild: and, behold, the babe wept. And

she had compassion on him, and said

This is one of the Hebrews' children

Then said his sister to Pharaoh'

daughter, Shall I go and call to thee

nurse of the Hebrew women, that sh

may nurse the child for thee? And


138/549

Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And

he maid went and called the child'

mother. And Pharaoh's daughter said

unto her, Take this child away, and nurset for me, and I will give thee thy wages

And the woman took the child an

nursed it.

And the child grew, and sh

brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and

he became her son. And she called hi

name Moses: and she said, Because drew him out of the water.Exodus ii

1-10.


139/549

THE WAR AGAINST

GIBEON.


Therefore the five kings of th


140/549

Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the kin

of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the kin

of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathere

hemselves together, and went up, theand all their hosts, and encamped befor

Gibeon, and made war against it.

And the men of Gibeon sent untJoshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying

Slack not thy hand from thy servants

come up to us quickly, and save us and

help us: for all the kings of the Amoritehat dwell in the mountains are gathere

ogether against us.

So Joshua ascended from Gilgahe, and all the people of war with him

and all the mighty men of valor. And the

Lord said unto Joshua, Fear them not: fo

have delivered them into thine hand


141/549

here shall not a man of them stan

before thee. Joshua therefore came unt

hem suddenly, and went up from Gilga

all night. And the Lord discomfited thembefore Israel, and slew them with a grea

slaughter at Gibeon, and chased the

along the way that goeth up to Beth

horon, and smote them to Azekah, and

unto Makkedah. And it came to pass, a

hey fled from before Israel, and were i

he going down to Beth-horon, that thLord cast down great stones from heave

upon them unto Azekah, and they died

hey were more which died wit

hailstones than they whom the childreof Israel slew with the sword.

Then spake Joshua to the Lord i

he day when the Lord delivered up th


142/549

Amorites before the children of Israe

and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun

stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou

Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. And thesun stood still, and the moon stayed

until the people had avenged themselve

upon their enemies. Is not this written i

he book of Jasher? So the sun stood stil

n the midst of heaven, and hastened no

o go down about a whole day. And

here was no day like that before it oafter it, that the Lord hearkened unto th

voice of a man: for the Lord fought fo

srael.

And Joshua returned, and all Israe

with him, unto the camp to Gilgal. Bu

hese five kings fled, and hid themselve

n a cave at Makkedah. And it was told


143/549

Joshua, saying, The five kings are foun

hid in a cave at Makkedah. And Joshu

said, Roll great stones upon the mouth o

he cave, and set men by it for to keephem: and stay ye not, but pursue afte

our enemies, and smite the hindmost o

hem; suffer them not to enter into thei

cities; for the Lord your God hat

delivered them into your hand.

And it came to pass, when Joshu

and the children of Israel had made aend of slaying them with a very grea

slaughter, till they were consumed, tha

he rest which remained of them entere

nto fenced cities. Joshua x, 5-20.


144/549


145/549

SISERA SLAIN BY

JAEL.



146/549

Now Heber the Kenite, which wa

of the children of Hobab, the father-in

aw of Moses, had severed himself fro

he Kenites, and pitched his tent unto th

plain of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh.

And they shewed Sisera that Barak


147/549

he son of Abinoam, was gone up to

Mount Tabor. And Sisera gathered

ogether all his chariots, even nin

hundred chariots of iron, and all thpeople that were with him, fro

Harosheth of the Gentiles unto the rive

of Kishon.

And Deborah said unto Barak, Up

for this is the day in which the Lord hat

delivered Sisera into thine hand: is no

he Lord gone out before thee? So Barawent down from Mount Tabor, and ten

housand men after him.

And the Lord discomfited Siseraand all his chariots and all his host, wit

he edge of the sword before Barak; s

hat Sisera lighted down off his chariot

and fled away on his feet. But Bara


148/549

pursued after the chariots, and after th

host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles: an

all the host of Sisera fell upon the edg

of the sword; and there was not a maeft.

Howbeit Sisera fled away on hi

feet to the tent of Jael, the wife of Hebehe Kenite; for there was peace betwee

Jabin the king of Hazor and the house o

Heber the Kenite. And Jael went out to

meet Sisera, and said unto him, Turn inmy lord, turn in to me; fear not. And

when he had turned in unto her into th

ent, she covered him with a mantle. And

he said unto her, Give me, I pray thee,

ittle water to drink; for I am thirsty. And

she opened a bottle of milk, and gav

him drink, and covered him. Again h


149/549

said unto her, Stand in the door of th

ent, and it shall be, when any man dot

come and enquire of thee, and say, I

here any man here? that thou shalt sayo. Then Jael, Heber's wife, took a nai

of the tent, and took an hammer in he

hand, and went softly unto him, an

smote the nail into his temples, an

fastened it into the ground: for he wa

fast asleep and weary. So he died.

And, behold, as Barak pursueSisera, Jael came out to meet him, an

said unto him, Come, and I will show

hee the man whom thou seekest. And

when he came into her tent, behold

Sisera lay dead, and the nail was in hi

emples. Judges iv, 2-22.


150/549


151/549

DEBORAH'S SONG

OF TRIUMPH.



152/549

Then sang Deborah and Barak, th

son of Abinoam on that day, saying:Praise ye the Lord for the avengin

of Israel, When the people willingl

offered themselves. Hear, O ye kings


153/549

give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, wil

sing unto the Lord; I will sing praise t

he Lord God of Israel. Lord, when tho

wentest out of Seir, When thomarchedst out of the field of Edom, Th

earth trembled, and the heaven

dropped, the clouds also dropped water

The mountains melted from before th

Lord, Even that Sinai from before th

Lord God of Israel.

Blessed above women shall Jaehe wife of Heber the Kenite be; Blesse

shall she be above women in the tent. H

asked water, and she gave him milk; Sh

brought forth butter in a lordly dish. Sh


154/549

put her hand to the nail, and her righ

hand to the workmen's hammer; And

with the hammer she smote Sisera, Sh

smote off his head, when she hapierced and stricken through his temples

At her feet he bowed, he fell, he la

down: At her feet he bowed, he fell

Where he bowed, there he fell dow

dead. The mother of Sisera looked out a

a window, and cried through the lattice

Why is his chariot so long in comingWhy tarry the wheels of his chariots

Her wise ladies answered her, yea, sh

returned answer to herself, Have the

not sped? Have they not divided thprey; To every man a damsel or two; To

Sisera a prey of divers colours, a pre

of divers colours of needlework, O


155/549

divers colours of needlework on bot

sides, meet for the necks of them tha

ake the spoil? So let all thine enemie

perish, O Lord: But let them that lovhim be as the sun when he goeth forth i

his might. Judges v, 2-5, 24-31


156/549

JEPHTHAH MET BY

HIS DAUGHTER.



157/549

Then the Spirit of the Lord cam

upon Jephthah, and he passed ove

Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed oveMizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh o

Gilead he passed over unto the childre

of Ammon.


158/549

And Jephthah vowed a vow unt

he Lord, and said, If thou shalt withou

fail deliver the children of Ammon into

mine hands, then it shall be, thawhatsoever cometh forth of the doors o

my house to meet me, when I return i

peace from the children of Ammon, shal

surely be the Lord's, and I will offer

up for a burnt offering.

So Jephthah passed over unto th

children of Ammon to fight against themand the Lord delivered them into hi

hands. And he smote them from Aroer

even till thou come to Minnith, eve

wenty cities, and unto the plain of th

vineyards, with a very great slaughter

Thus the children of Ammon wer

subdued before the children of Israel.


159/549

And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unt

his house, and, behold, his daughte

came out to meet him with timbrels an

with dances: and she was his only childbeside her he had neither son no

daughter. Judges xi, 29-34.


160/549

JEPHTHAH'S

DAUGHTER AND

HER COMPANIONS



161/549

And it came to pass, when he saw

her, that he rent his clothes, and said

Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought m

very low, and thou art one of them tharouble me: for I have opened my mout

unto the Lord, and I cannot go back.

And she said unto him, My father, ihou hast opened thy mouth unto th

Lord, do to me according to that whic

hath proceeded out of thy mouth

forasmuch as the Lord hath takevengeance for thee of thine enemies

even of the children of Ammon. And she

said unto her father, Let this thing b

done for me: let me alone two months

hat I may go up and down upon th

mountains, and bewail my virginity,

and my fellows.


162/549

And he said, Go. And he sent he

away for two months: and she went wit

her companions, and bewailed he

virginity upon the mountains.And it came to pass at the end o

wo months, that she returned unto he

father, who did with her according to hivow which he had vowed: and she knew

no man.

And it was a custom in Israel, tha

he daughters of Israel went yearly tament the daughter of Jephthah th

Gileadite four days in a year. Judges xi

35-40.


163/549

SAMSON SLAYING

THE LION.



164/549

Then went Samson down, and hi

father and his mother, to Timnath, and

came to the vineyards of Timnath; andbehold, a young lion roared against him

And the Spirit of the Lord came mightil

upon him, and he rent him as he woul


165/549

have rent a kid, and he had nothing in hi

hand; but he told not his father or hi

mother what he had done. Judges xiv, 5

6.


166/549

SAMSON AND

DELILAH.



167/549

And it came to pass afterward, tha

he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek

whose name was Delilah.

And the lords of the Philistine

came up unto her, and said unto her

Entice him, and see wherein his grea


168/549

strength lieth, and by what means w

may prevail against him, that we ma

bind him to afflict him; and we will giv

hee every one of us eleven hundrepieces of silver.

And Delilah said to Samson, Tel

me, I pray thee, wherein thy greastrength lieth, and wherewith tho

mightest be bound to afflict thee. And

Samson said unto her, If they bind m

with seven green withs that were nevedried, then shall I be weak, and be a

another man. Then the lords of th

Philistines brought up to her seven gree

withs which had not been dried, and sh

bound him with them. Now there wer

men lying in wait, abiding with her in th

chamber. And she said unto him, The


169/549

Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And

he brake the withs, as a thread of tow i

broken when it toucheth the fire. So hi

strength was not known.And Delilah said unto Samson

Behold, thou hast mocked me, and tol

me lies: now tell me, I pray theewherewith thou mightest be bound. And

he said unto her, If they bind me fas

with clew ropes that never wer

occupied, then shall I be weak, and be aanother man. Delilah therefore took new

ropes, and bound him therewith, an

said unto him, The Philistines be upo

hee, Samson. And there were liers i

wait abiding in the chamber. And he

brake them from off his arms like

hread.


170/549

And Delilah said unto Samson

Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and tol

me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightes

be bound. And he said unto her, If thouweavest the seven locks of my head wit

he web. And she fastened it with th

pin, and said unto him, The Philistine

be upon thee, Samson. And he awaked

out of his sleep, and went away with th

pin of the beam and with the web.

And she said unto him, How canshou say, I love thee, when thine heart i

not with me? thou hast mocked me thes

hree times, and hast not told me wherei

hy great strength lieth. And it came to

pass, when she pressed him daily wit

her words, and urged him, so that hi

soul was vexed unto death; that he tol


171/549

her all his heart, and said unto her, Ther

hath not come a razor upon mine head

for I have been a Nazarite unto God fro

my mother's womb if I be shaven, themy strength will go from me, and I shal

become weak, and be like any othe

man.

And when Delilah saw that he ha

old her all his heart, she sent and calle

for the lords of the Philistines, saying

Come up this once, for he hath showeme all his heart. Then the lords of th

Philistines came up unto her, and brough

money in their hand. And she made him

sleep upon her knees; and she called fo

a man, and she caused him to shave of

he seven locks of his head; and sh

began to afflict him, and his strengt


172/549

went from him. And she said, Th

Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And

he awoke out of his sleep, and said,

will go out as at other times before, anshake myself. And he wist not that th

Lord was departed from him. Judges xv

4-20.


173/549

THE DEATH OF

SAMSON.



174/549

But the Philistines took him, and pu

out his eyes, and brought him down t

Gaza, and bound him with fetters o

brass; and he did grind in the priso

house.

Howbeit the hair of his head bega


175/549

o grow again after he was shaven.

Then the lords of the Philistine

gathered them together for to offer

great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, ano rejoice: for they said, Our God hat

delivered Samson our enemy into ou

hand. And when the people saw himhey praised their god: for they said, Ou

god hath delivered into our hands ou

enemy, and the destroyer of our country

which slew many of us. And it came topass, when their hearts were merry, tha

hey said, Call for Samson, that he ma

make us sport. And they called fo

Samson out of the prison house; and h

made them sport: and they set hi

between the pillars. And Samson said

unto the lad that held him by the hand


176/549

Suffer me that I may feel the pillar

whereupon the house standeth, that I ma

ean upon them. Now the house was ful

of men and women; and all the lords ohe Philistines were there; and ther

were upon the roof about three thousan

men and women, that beheld whil

Samson made sport.

And Samson called unto the Lord

and said, O Lord God, remember me,

pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray theeonly this once, O God, that I may be a

once avenged of the Philistines for m

wo eyes. And Samson took hold of th

wo middle pillars upon which the hous

stood, and on which it was borne up, o

he one with his right hand, and of th

other with his left. And Samson said, Le


177/549

me die with the Philistines. And h

bowed himself with all his might; an

he house fell upon the lords, and upo

all the people that were therein. So thdead which he slew at his death wer

more than they which he slew in his life

Then his brethren and all the housof his father came down, and took him

and brought him up, and buried hi

between Zorah and Eshtaol in th

burying-place of Manoah his father. Andhe judged Israel twenty years.Judge

xvi; 21-31


178/549

NAOMI AND HER

DAUGHTERS IN

LAW.



179/549

Now it came to pass in the day

when the judges ruled, that there was

famine in the land. And a certain man oBeth-lehem-judah went to sojourn in th

country of Moab, he, and his wife, an

his two sons. And the name of the ma

was Elimelech, and the name of his wif


180/549

aomi, and the name of his two son

Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites o

Beth-lehem-judah. And they came into

he country of Moab, and continuehere. And Elimelech Naomi's husband

died; and she was left, and her two sons

And they took them wives of the wome

of Moab; the name of the one wa

Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth

and they dwelt there about ten years

And Mahlon and Chilion died also botof them; and the woman was left of he

wo sons and her husband.

Then she arose with her daughter

n law, that she might return from th

country of Moab for she had heard in th

country of Moab how that the Lord ha

visited his people in giving them bread


181/549

Wherefore she went forth out of th

place where she was, and her tw

daughters in law with her; and they wen

on the way to return unto the land oJudah.

And Naomi said unto her tw

daughters in law, Go, return each to hemother's house the Lord deal kindly wit

ou, as ye have dealt with the dead, an

with me. The Lord grant you that ye ma

find rest, each of you in the house of hehusband.

Then she kissed them; and the

ifted up their voice, and wept. And thesaid unto her, Surely we will return wit

hee unto thy people.

And Naomi said, Turn again, m

daughters: why will ye go with me? ar


182/549

here yet any more sons in my womb

hat they may be your husbands? Tur

again, my daughters, go your way; for

am too old to have a husband. If I shoulsay, I have hope, if I should have

husband also to night, and should als

bear sons; would ye tarry for them til

hey were grown? would ye stay fo

hem from having husbands? nay, m

daughters; for it grieveth me much fo

our sakes that the hand of the Lord igone out against me.

And they lifted up their voice, an

wept again: and Orpah kissed her mothe

n law but Ruth cleave unto her.

And she said, Behold, thy sister i

aw is gone back unto her people, an

unto her gods return thou after thy siste


183/549

n law.

And Ruth said, Entreat me not t

eave thee, or to return from followin

after thee: for whither thou goest, I wilgo; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge

hy people shall be my people, and th

God my God: Where thou diest, will die, and there will I be buried: the Lor

do so to me, and more also, if ought bu

death part thee and me.

When she saw that she wasteadfastly minded to go with her, the

she left speaking unto her.

So they two went until they came tBeth-lehem.Ruth i, 1-19.


184/549


185/549

RUTH AND BOAZ.



186/549

And Naomi had a kinsman of he

husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of th

family of Elimelech; and his name waBoaz.

And Ruth the Moabitess said unt

aomi, Let me now go to the field, anglean ears of corn after him in whos

sight I shall find grace. And she said

unto her, Go, my daughter. And she

went, and came and gleaned in the fielafter the reapers; and her hap was t

ight on a part of the field belonging unt

Boaz, who was of the kindred oElimelech.

And, behold, Boaz came fro

Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers

The Lord be with you. And they


187/549

answered him, The Lord bless thee

Then said Boaz unto his servant that wa

set over the reapers, Whose damsel i

his? And the servant that was set ovehe reapers answered and said, It is th

Moabitish damsel that came back wit

aomi out of the country of Moab: an

she said, I pray you, let me glean an

gather after the reapers among th

sheaves: so she came, and hat

continued even from the morning untinow, that she tarried a little in the house

Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Heares

hou not, my daughter? Go not to glean i

another field, neither go from hence, bu

abide here fast by my maidens: let thin

eyes be on the field that they do reap

and go thou after them: have I no


188/549

charged the young men that they shall no

ouch thee? and when thou art athirst, g

unto the vessels, and drink of that whic

he young men have drawn.Then she fell on her face an

bowed herself to the ground, and sai

unto him, Why have I found grace ihine eyes, that thou shouldest tak

knowledge of me, seeing I am

stranger?

And Boaz answered and said unther, It hath fully been shewed me, all tha

hou hast done unto thy mother in law

since the death of thine husband: anhow thou hast left thy father and th

mother, and the land of thy nativity, and

art come unto a people which tho

knewest not heretofore. The Lor


189/549

recompense thy work, and a full rewar

be given thee of the Lord God of Israel

under whose wings thou art come t

rust.Then she said, Let me find favor i

hy sight, my lord; for that thou has

comforted me, and for that thou hasspoken friendly unto thine handmaid

hough I be not like unto one of thin

handmaidens.

And Boaz said unto her, Amealtime come thou hither, and eat of th

bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar

And she sat beside the reapers: and hreached her parched corn, and she di

eat, and was sufficed, and left. And

when she was risen up to glean, Boa

commanded his young men, saying, Le


190/549

her glean even among the sheaves, an

reproach her not: and let fall also som

of the handfuls of purpose for her, and

eave them, that she may glean them anrebuke her not.

So she gleaned in the field unti

even, and beat out that she had gleanedand it was about an ephah of barley.

Ruth ii. 1-17,


191/549

THE RETURN OF

THE ARK.



192/549

And the ark of the Lord was in th

country of the Philistines seven months

And the Philistines called for the priestand the diviners, saying, What shall w

do to the ark of the Lord? tell u

wherewith we shall send it to his place

And they said, If ye send away the ark ohe God of Israel, send it not empty; bu

n any wise return him a trespas

offering: then ye shall be healed, and


193/549

shall be known to you why his hand i

not removed from you. Then said they

What shall be the trespass offerin

which we shall return to him? Theanswered, Five golden emerods, an

five golden mice, according to th

number of the lords of the Philistines

for one plague was on you all, and o

our lords. Wherefore ye shall mak

mages of your emerods, and images o

our mice that mar the land; and ye shalgive glory unto the God of Israel

peradventure he will lighten his han

from off you, and from off your gods

and from off your land. Wherefore thedo ye harden your hearts, as th

Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened thei

hearts? when he had wrough


194/549

wonderfully among them, did they not le

he people go, and they departed? Now

herefore make a new cart, and take tw

milch kine, on which there hath come noke, and tie the kine to the cart, an

bring their calves home from them: an

ake the ark of the Lord, and lay it upo

he cart; and put the jewels of gold

which ye return him for a trespas

offering, in a coffer by the side thereof

and send it away, that it may go. Andsee, if it goeth up by the way of his ow

coast to Beth-shemesh, then he hath don

us this great evil: but if not, then w

shall know that it is not his hand thasmote us; it was a chance that happene

o us.

And the men did so; and took tw


195/549

milch kine, and tied them to the cart, an

shut up their calves at home: and the

aid the ark of the Lord upon the cart

and the coffer with the mice of gold anhe images of their emerods. And th

kine took the straig

Documents

Doré Gustave_Bible Gallery