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Samson and Delilah
Luca Giordano: Samson and Delilah
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David slays Goliath
Goliath
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Edward John Poynter: The Visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon
Queen of Sheba
queen of Sabaʾ
Gustave Doré: The Death of Jezebel
Jezebel
queen of Israel
Carlo Maratta: Bathsheba at the Bath
Bathsheba
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Sarah offering Hagar to Abraham
Sarah
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Painting by Claes Moeyaert showing Jacob meeting Rachel near a well, with figures, goats, and sheep in a pastoral landscape.
Rachel
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Doré, Gustave: Deborah's Song of Triumph
Deborah
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Hagar
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Jacob Returning to Canaan with Rachael and Leah Pursued by Laban
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Dinah
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Abigail
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