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Judaism


Jewish History, Diaspora, Biblical Landscapes,Jewish Festivities,Synagogues



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The Bible (Old Testament)

THE BIBLE (OLD TESTAMENT)

The Jewish Museum New York

THE JEWISH MUSEUM NEW YORK

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Staircase of the synagogue of Beroea, Greece, to which Paulus and Silas fled when the jews of Thessalonich turned against them. Saint Paul preached here.
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Staircase of the synagogue of Beroea, Greece, to which Paulus and Silas fled wh...

Moses makes a source spring from the rock. Relief (3rd CE) on an early Christian sarcophagus with the inscription MARIUS CLAUDIANUS, from Via della Lungara, Rome. Cat. 40
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Moses makes a source spring from the rock. Relief (3rd CE) on an ea...

Oil-lamp. Terracotta (1st CE) from the Jordan Valley
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Oil-lamp. Terracotta (1st CE)...

Interior of the synagogue of Dura Europos (3rd CE). Replica.
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Interior of the synagogue of Dura Europos (3rd CE). Replica.

Charlottenhof Palace, Sanssouci Gardens. One of the two niches in the dining room. Red courtain and starry sky by Schinkel, reminiscent of his stage sets for Mozart's Magic Flute. Classicist statue of King David (1826-1829).
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Charlottenhof Palace, Sanssouci Gardens. One of the two niches in the di...

Shrine of the Book, Jerusalem, with an exhibit of some of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
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Shrine of the Book, Jerusalem, with an exhibit of some of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Tapestry of the Creation,dating from about 1100. Christ in Majesty in a circular area in the center, surrounded by the stages of Creation.The four winds in the corners.
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Tapestry of the Creation,dating from about 1100. Christ in Majesty in a c...

St.Etienne du Mont, pulpit by sculptor G. Pilon, 1651. Holding the pulpit is Samson with a donkey's jawbone; Figures after drawings by Laurent de La Hyre are Prudence, Justice, Temperance, Strength and Charity. A blessing Christ in the background.
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St.Etienne du Mont, pulpit by sculptor G. Pilon, 1651. Holding the pulpit is Sam...

Noah picking grapes from his vines. Detail (close-up) of 15-01-01/17 Enamel plaque, champleve (ca. 1160)
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Noah picking grapes from his vines. Detail (close-up) of 15-...

Noah picking grapes from his vines. Enamel plaque, champleve (ca. 1160)
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Noah picking grapes from his vines. Enamel plaque, champleve...

Jonas and the whale, from the Verdun Altar. Enamel plaque in champleve technique on gilded copper (begun 1181)
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Jonas and the whale, from the Verdun Altar. Enamel plaque in chample...

Samson and the lion, from the Verdun Altar. Enamel plaque in champleve technique on gilded copper copper (begun 1181)
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Samson and the lion, from the Verdun Altar. Enamel plaque in chample...