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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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The Jewish cemetery in Kobersdorf, Burgenland, Austria. Kobersdorf was one of the "Seven Holy Communities" of Austro-Hungarian Jews.
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The Jewish cemetery in Kobersdorf, Burgenland, Austria. Kobersdorf was one of th...

The Jewish cemetery in Eisenstadt, Burgenland, Austria. Eisenstadt was one of the "Seven Holy Communities" of Austro-Hungarian Jews.
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The Jewish cemetery in Eisenstadt, Burgenland, Austria. Eisenstadt was one of th...

The Jewish cemetery in Eisenstadt, Burgenland, Austria. Eisenstadt was one of the "Seven Holy Communities" of Austro-Hungarian Jews.
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The Jewish cemetery in Eisenstadt, Burgenland, Austria. Eisenstadt was one of th...

Ketubah, a Jewish marriage contract from Persia. This contract of marriage between Leah bat Eliahu and Yehezkiel ben Yosef, is decorated with a traditional Persian symbol,the half-moon face rising over lions. From Isfahan, 1860. Watercolour on paper, 93 x 68 cm
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Ketubah, a Jewish marriage contract from Persia. This contract of marriage bet...

Ketubah, a Jewish marriage contract, from Egypt. A half-moon and star, symbols of Islam, appear in the middle of the Star of David (Magen David). 1835 Three sheets, Ink on parchment, 54,9 x 38 cm, 36,1 x 22 cm, 33,5 x 22 cm
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Ketubah, a Jewish marriage contract, from Egypt. A half-moon and star, sy...

A Ketubah from Singapore is decorated with heraldic lions and fish, a symbol of fertility. 1880 Parchment, 53 x 44,5 cm
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A Ketubah from Singapore is decorated with heraldic lions and fish, a symbol...

Ketubah, jewish marriage contract, from Utica, New York, USA, 1864. Grandfather clocks sit atop the traditional two columns flanking the drawing of a handshake, "Let it be a propitious hour." Watercolour and ink on paper, 32 x 24,5 cm
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Ketubah, jewish marriage contract, from Utica, New York, USA, 1864. Gra...

Ketubah, a Jewish marriage contract, from Padua, Italy, 1732. Above the two traditional columns and the arch is a view of Jerusalem with the Temple Mount. Bride and bridegroom are on top, center. Tempera and ink on parchment, 98 x 69 cm
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Ketubah, a Jewish marriage contract, from Padua, Italy, 1732. Above the t...

Ketubah, a Jewish marriage contract, from Shiraz, Iran, 1925. Roses, birds and the traditional heraldic lions. Paper, 41,3 x 33 cm
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Ketubah, a Jewish marriage contract, from Shiraz, Iran, 1925. Roses, birds...

Ketubah, Jewish marriage contract, from Meshed, Iran, early 19th. Written in Arabic and Persian to conform to the customs of the Moslems of Meshed. There was always a secret ketubah written in Aramaic and Hebrew. Paper, 88 x 60 cm
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Ketubah, Jewish marriage contract, from Meshed, Iran, early 19th. Written in A...

Ketubah (detail of upper half) from Istanbul, 1853 This Jewish marriage contract was written for the bride Kadan ben Nissim Avraham Alcolambri and the groom Shabtai Chayyim ben Yosef Chayyim. Ink, watercolour and powdered gold on paper,108,4 x 73,3 cm
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Ketubah (detail of upper half) from Istanbul, 1853 This Jewish marriage con...

Ketubah (detail of upper half) from Calcutta, India, 1900. Exotic local flora and fauna, including fish, peacocks and tigers adorn this contract. Parchment, 49,7 x 40,3 cm
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Ketubah (detail of upper half) from Calcutta, India, 1900. Exotic local flora...