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Dinah: Quick Facts

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József Molnár: The March of Abraham
Abraham
Hebrew patriarch
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
Jacob
Jacob
Hebrew patriarch
Rebekah and Eliezer at the Well
Rebekah
biblical figure
Carlo Maratta: Bathsheba at the Bath
Bathsheba
biblical figure
Sarah offering Hagar to Abraham
Sarah
biblical figure
Joseph, his many-colored coat, and his jealous brothers
Joseph
biblical figure
Jonah and the Whale
Jonah
biblical figure
Painting by Claes Moeyaert showing Jacob meeting Rachel near a well, with figures, goats, and sheep in a pastoral landscape.
Rachel
biblical figure
Doré, Gustave: Deborah's Song of Triumph
Deborah
biblical figure
Amos
Amos
Hebrew prophet
Benjamin West: Hagar and Ishmael
Ishmael
son of Abraham
Samson and Delilah
Delilah
biblical figure
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Hagar
biblical figure
Jacob Returning to Canaan with Rachael and Leah Pursued by Laban
Leah
biblical figure
Gilded bronze relief panel by Lorenzo Ghiberti shows Isaac, Jacob, and Esau in an architectural setting, with multiple figures and intricate detail, from the Gates of Paradise in Florence.
Isaac
Hebrew patriarch
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Abigail
biblical figure
The Reconciliation Between Jacob and Esau
Esau
biblical figure
default image
Zephaniah
Hebrew prophet