Biblical Illustrations of Jacob

Vintage engravings depicting key biblical scenes involving Jacob from the Old Testament, illustrating significant moments in his life and interactions with divine beings.

First Book of Moses, Chapter 3, Verse 24, Expulsion from Paradise, Bible, Adam and Eve, Kerubim and the Blazing Flame Sword, Old Testament, Genesis, History of Creation, Law Books, Rays of Light, Angels in the Sky, Sword, Despair, Plants, Birds, Historical Illustration by Gustave Doré around 1880

Old Testament. Jacob. Third patriarch of the Hebrew people. Jacob goes to Egypt. Genesis. Cap. XLVI. Engraving by Gustave Dore. 19th century.

Jacob's dream face, Jacob, dream, ladder, earth, heaven, angels, God, light, nature, Bible, Old Testament, First Book of Moses, chapter, 28 verse 12, historical illustration 1850

Morte d'Arthur' by Thomas Malory (d1471). Morgan le Fay casts a spell on Merlin. Engraving after Henry Ryland (1856-1924) English painter and illustrator .

First book of Moses, chapter, 19 verse 23, Lot's salvation, the Lord rained sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, city, fire, destruction, salvation, Bible, Old Testament, Genesis, story of creation, law books, woman, man, carry jug, rocks, landscape, exhausted, historical illustration after Gustave Doré around 1880

First Book of Moses, Chapter 3, Verse 24, Expulsion from Paradise, Bible, Adam and Eve, Kerubim and the Blazing Flame Sword, Old Testament, Genesis, History of Creation, Law Books, Rays of Light, Angels in the Sky, Sword, Despair, Plants, Birds, Historical Illustration by Gustave Doré around 1880

The presentation of Jesus in the temple - Hannah approaches Simeon who is holding Jesus.

God send fiery serpents among the people. Numbers. Chapter 21. Engraving by Gustave Dore (1832-1883).

Hagar and Ishmael in the wilderness (Genesis 21:17-18) Old Testament. Antique bible illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883)

Old Testament. Book of Genesis. Abraham and Isaac. Patriarchs of Israel. Abraham and Isaac carrying the wood for the sacrifice. Chapter XXII, verses 13 to 8. Dore drawing. Engraving by Laplante. 19th century.

The death of Ahab, Illustration from the Dore Bible 1866. In 1866, the French artist and illustrator Gustave Dore (18321883), published a series of 241 wood engravings for a new deluxe edition of the 1843 French translation of the Vulgate Bible, popularly known as the Bible de Tours. This new edition was known as La Grande Bible de Tours and its illustrations were immensely successful. Ahab was the seventh king of Israel since Jeroboam I, and the husband of Jezebel. according to the Hebrew Scriptures, Ahab was considered a wicked king in the Hebrew Bible. He is criticised for going after his wife Jezebel, killing Naboth and leading the nation of Israel into idolatry

Saint Paul Shipwrecked. New Testament. Antique bible illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883)

Resurrection of Lazarus. Engraving by Gustave Dore. Gospel of John, XI.

Bible, death of Abel, Genesis 4, 8, Moses, Old Testament, Cain slays Abel, brother, envy, murder, thunderstorm, lightning, dark clouds, mountain landscape, historical illustration 1885

The Prayer of Jacob (Genesis 32:26) Old Testament. Antique bible illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883)

The Death of Korah, Dathan and Abiram. Old Testament. Antique bible illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883)

Resurrection of Lazarus. (John 11:43). Engraving. Bible Illustration by Gustave Dore. 19th century.

Gustave Doré; Satan at the Gates of Hell from Milton's Paradise Lost; Black and White Engraving;

Matthew Calls the Refugee Jews to Arms, 1 Mattatias Chapter 2, Verse 30, Gorges of the Judean Desert, Combat, Appeal, Sabbath, Speech, Staff, Enthusiasm, Christian Religion, Bible, Judea, Old Testament, Steel Engraving Doré, Historical Illustration 1885

Elijah destroys the messengers of Ahaziah. Old Testament. Antique bible illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883)

Bible, Jacob goes to Egypt. Genesis 46:1, Egypt, Moses, Old Testament, Genesis, migration, family, group, sheep, woman, men, camels, water jug, historical illustration 1885, Africa

Job (Hebrew: , Arabic: Ayyub) is the central character of the Book of Job in the Hebrew Bible. Job is also recognised as a prophet of God in the Qur'an. The Book of Job begins with an introduction to Job's character. He is described as a blessed man who lives righteously. God's praise of Job prompts Satan to challenge Job's integrity and suggesting that Job serves God simply because he protects him. God removes Job's protection, allowing Satan to take his wealth, his children, and his physical health in order to tempt Job to curse God. Despite his difficult circumstances, he does not curse God, but rather curses the day of his birth. And although he protests his plight and pleads for an explanation, he stops short of accusing God of injustice. Most of the book consists of conversations between Job and his three friends concerning Job's condition and its possible reasons, after which God responds to Job and his friends. The characters in the Book of Job consist of Job, his

Gustave Doré; Chactas Buries Atala from the novella by François-René de Chateaubriand; Black and White Engraving

Jabesh Gileadites recover the Bodies of Saul and His Sons. Old Testament. Antique bible illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883)

The burial of Jesus Christ

The death of Jesus, Gospel of Matthew, chapter 27, crucifixion of Jesus, inscription, Jesus, Nazarene, King of the Jews, death, mourning, rider, darkness, rays of light, Golgotha, New Testament, Bible, historical illustration 1886

First book of Moses, chapter 4, verse 8, Bible, Cain tells his brother Abel, Old Testament, Genesis, story of creation, law books, lightning in the sky, dark clouds, symbol, death, stick, murder, snake, historical illustration based on Gustave Doré around 1880

New Testament. Gospel of Matthew. Chapter XXVII. Death of Jesus Christ. Gustave Dore's drawing. Engraving by H. Pisan. 19th century.

Old Testament. Genesis. Jacob's Dream. Genesis, 28. Engraving by Gustave Dor (1832-1883). Author: GUSTAVE DORÉ.

Moses' exposure in the Nile, Bible, 1st Book of Moses, Old Testament, Genesis, basket, infant, angel in the sky, shore, reeds, waves, alone, swimming, darkness, historical illustration 1885

The Road To Emmaus - Jesus appears on the Road to Emmaus after his resurrection

Temptation of Christ. Mountain. Engraving. Bible Illustration by Gustave Dore. 19th century.

Death of Ananias after withholding money from Saint Peter. New Testament. Antique bible illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883)

The Bible. The Prophets. Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the Furnace. Engraving by Gustave Dore, 1866.

Gustave Doré; The Child Moses on the Nile surrounded by the Guardian Angels; Black and White Engraving

Jesus is tempted by the devil, Matthew, chapter 4, verse 8, mountain, devil kneels, submission, temptation, promise, lure, kingdoms of the world, temptation, resist, loyalty to God, robe, Christian religion, Bible, New Testament, steel engraving Doré, historical illustration 1885

The entombment of Christ. Woodcut by J.B. Jackson after J. Bassano.

Prophet Elijah or Elijah and the Angel, Situations of the Bible, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact original date unknown

Parable of the Good Samaritan. Gospel of Luke. Engraving by Gustave Dore. 19th century.

The creation of eve

Eve was created by God taking her from Adam's rib to be his companion (Genesis 2:18) Old Testament. Antique bible illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883)

THE ROMAN WIDOW AND THE EMPEROR TRAJAN, BY GUSTAVE DOR. Gustave Dore, 1832 - 1883, French. Engraving for the Purgatorio by Dante. 1870, Art, Artist, romanticism, colour, color engraving

DANTE AND THE SPIRIT OF FORESE, BY GUSTAVE DOR. Gustave Dore, 1832 - 1883, French. Engraving for the Purgatorio by Dante. Wood engraving by Pannemaker and Doms after Gustave Dore, with signatures in the print, 1870, Art, Artist, romanticism, colour, color engraving

19th century English illustration of a weeping mother as she mourns the death of her baby. An angel of death carries the child away. 1886

A Woman Clothed with the Sun Gustave Dore (1832-1883 French) Engraving

Bible, Old Testament, Genesis, Chapter, Verse, historical illustration 1850

A hermit is visited in his cave by demons, one of whom takes on the semblance of a beautiful and friendly female - he is sorely tempted

Engraving from the The Dore Bible illustrating Job vi 1 to 4 Job and his Friends by Gustave Dore 1832-1883 French artist and illustrator.

Old Testament. Original sin. Adam and Eve disobeying God. Banishes from the Garden of Eden. Book of Genesis. Engraving by Gustave Dore (1832-1883).

Merlin and Vivien rest under a massive tree

The Heavenly Jerusalem by Gustave Dore, 1832-1883

Woman of the Outragee Levite. Levite's wife was found dead at the door after being abused by thugs. Old Testament. Antique bible illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883)

The Wise Men Guided by the Star

Eve was created by God taking her from Adam's rib to be his companion (Genesis 2:18) Old Testament. Antique bible illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883)

Martyrdom of St Catherine of Alexandria, also known as Saint Catherine of the Wheel was, according to tradition, a Christian saint and virgin, who was martyred in the early 4th century at the hands of the pagan emperor Maxentius.

Rizpah, king Saul's concubine, stopping the birds and beasts devouring the bodies of her sons and five others killed by the Gibeonites as a harvest sacrifice after famine. From Gustave Dore's illustrated "Bible" 1866. Wood engraving

Devil tempted Jesus to turn stones into bread. Jesus was tempted by the devil after 40 days and nights of fasting in the Judaean Desert. New Testament. Antique bible illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883)

The Holy Grail, shown appearing to Sir Galahad here, was a sacred vessel that appeared in many legends.

That pierced spirit...was he who gave the Pharisees council, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré.

Jacob, who was tending Laban's flocks of sheep sees Rachel at the well. Old Testament. Antique bible illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883)

First book of Moses, chapter, 22 verse 6, sacrifice of Isaac, he carries the wood for the burnt offering, Bible, Old Testament, Genesis, story of creation, law books, young and old man, boy, firewood, landscape painting, palm trees, cacti, walking uphill, rocks, historical illustration after Gustave Doré around 1880

Old Testament -- Noah's Ark, resting on Mount Ararat after the Deluge, with the bodies of drowned people littering the landscape. Date: Old Testament

Vision of the prophet Daniel. Old Testament. Antique bible illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883)

Scene from the biblical story, Sodom and Gomorrah, two biblical cities that were destroyed by God in the Old Testament due to their extreme sinfulness by rain of sulfur and fire, authentic reproduction of a school mural, historical, around 1900

New (crescent ) Moon marked the beginning of the month for the Mohammedans, as for many other peoples, and was considered to have great religious significance. Dated 19th century

God sent a plague of serpents to punish Israelites for their disobedience. They repented, asking Moses to intercede. God told him to make brazen serpent and all those bitten could look on serpent and recover. 'Bible' Numbers 21.5. Copperplate engraving c1804.

DRUIDS INCITING THE BRITONS TO OPPOSE THE LANDING OF THE ROMANS

Mary Magdalene repentant (Luke 7:47) New Testament. Antique bible illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883)

Gustave Doré; Moses Breaking the Tablets of the Law; Black and White Engraving

The temptation of Christ, Illustration from the Dore Bible 1866. In 1866, the French artist and illustrator Gustave Dore (18321883), published a series of 241 wood engravings for a new deluxe edition of the 1843 French translation of the Vulgate Bible, popularly known as the Bible de Tours. This new edition was known as La Grande Bible de Tours and its illustrations were immensely successful. The temptation of Christ is detailed in the Gospels of Matthew,[1 Mark[2 and Luke.[3 According to these texts, after being baptized by John the Baptist, Jesus fasted for forty days and nights in the Judean Desert. During this time, Satan appeared to Jesus and tried to tempt him

Old Testament. Elijah Raiseth the Son of the widow of Zarephath. Bible engraving by Gustave Dore, 19th century.

Ruth and Naomi, 19th cent. Bible engraving by Gustav Dore, GERMANY.

JACOB KILLING LABAN'S FLOCKS, BY GUSTAVE DOR. Dore, 1832 - 1883, French. Engraving for the Bible. 1870, Art, Artist, holy book, religion, religious, christianity, christian. Wood engraving by Pannemaker and Doms after Gustave Dore, with signatures in the print, 1870, romanticism, colour, color engraving

Amos 8th C. Hebrew Prophet Gustave Dore (1832-1883 French)

Patron saint drives away the dragon, drawing by Cabasson, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Jesus walks on water (Mark 6:45-56) New Testament. Antique bible illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883)

Bible, Jacob at Laban's, Genesis, 29, 20, Moses, Old Testament, Genesis, flock of sheep, shepherd, staff, well, woman, robe, water jug, rope, bright sky, historical illustration 1885

Holy Family during flight to Egypt with child looking at man and boy along road.

Jesus walks on water (Mark 6:45-56) New Testament. Antique bible illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883)

De heilige hilarion van Gaza, Pietro Monaco, after Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1717 - 1763 print The canonized Hermarion of Gaza with a book for a wall. His hat hangs on the wall, his staff and a skull lie in front of him. Text in STUDMARGE. Italy paper etching / engraving saints. anchorite, hermit

CREACION DE LOS PECES Y LAS AVES. Grabado de 1889.Album de Historia Sagrada (La Santa biblia en imágenes) Dibujo de Julio Schnorr de Carolsfeld.

Aaron's greening staff, almond branch, house of Levi, blossom, morning, Moses, Aaron, green, almonds, Old Testament, Genesis, Fourth Book of Moses, chapter 17, verse 8

DANTE, VIRGIL, AND CATO OF UTICA, BY GUSTAVE DORE, 1832 - 1883, French. Engraving for the Purgatorio by Dante. Wood engraving by Pannemaker and Doms after Gustave Dore, with signatures in the print, 1870, Art, Artist, romanticism, colour, color engraving

The death of Christ on the cross, Illustration from the Dore Bible 1866. In 1866, the French artist and illustrator Gustave Dore (18321883), published a series of 241 wood engravings for a new deluxe edition of the 1843 French translation of the Vulgate Bible, popularly known as the Bible de Tours. This new edition was known as La Grande Bible de Tours and its illustrations were immensely successful.

Police surprise a clandestine meeting of the outlawed Land League, which advocates non- payment of rent and other forms of resistance to the authorities. Date: 1881

The Fall of the Walls of Jericho Gustave Dore (1832-1883 French)

Print made by Valentine Green, 1739-1813, British, The Three Marys Going to the Sepulchre, 1784. Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper.

The 'medicine horse' is conjured up by medicine men. Date: 1897

Absalom's death, meet, servants, David, ride, donkey, mule, great oak, head, entangled, hover, heaven, earth, run away, forest, way, Bible, Old Testament, Second Book of Samuelis, chapter 18, verse 9, historical illustration c. 1850, Middle East

Christ Saving Peter Robert Loftin Newman (American, 1827-1912). Christ Saving Peter, after 1885. Oil on canvas, 16 1/8 x 19 15/16 in. (40.9 x 50.7 cm). American Art after 1885

Indians of the Sierra Nevada, vintage engraved illustration. Le Tour du Monde, Travel Journal, (1872).

Noemi or Naomi and her cords, Book of Ruth, chapter 1, three woman, daughters-in-law, grief, sorrow, embrace, long robes, mountain, plain, river, Bible, Old Testament, historical illustration 1885

Nehemiah the prophet at the gates of Jerusalem. Old Testament. Antique bible illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883)

Copperplate engraving a Biblical scene: Elisha watches his father, Elijah, being transported to heaven in the fiery chariot of Israel (2 Kings 2:12). Dated 19th century

Dante and Virgil looking down upon souls in torment in the inferno, 1863. Artist: Gustave Doré

NOLI ME TANGERE - RETABLO MAYOR DE SANTA MARIA MAGDALENA - SIGLO XVII - FOTOGRAFIA EN BLANCO Y NEGRO - AÑOS 60. Author: ANGELO NARDI (1584-1664). Location: CATEDRAL DE SANTA MARIA MAGDALENA. GETAFE. MADRID. SPAIN. MARY MAGDALENE. CRISTO RESUCITADO.

Skiopticone image. Photograph of artwork. Religious motive.

The daughter of Jephta with her playmates, Book of Judges, chapter 11, group of woman, lying, exhausted, mourning, sacrifice, father, Bible, Old Testament, historical illustration from 1886

The disciples Peter and John go to the tomb of Jesus. Illustration for The life of Our Lord Jesus Christ written by the four evangelists, 1853

Jesus stills the tempest on the Sea of Galilee (Matthew 8:23-27) New Testament. Antique digitally colored Biblical illustration by Gustave Doré (1832-1883)

The Witches' Sabbath. Engraving after David Teniers the Younger (1610-1690)

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