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Lamb of God, by Tom Dubois

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MEAD SCHAEFFER Gabriel & Mary (The Annunciation) Oil on canvas 40 x 21 inches

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The vision of prophet Ezekiel Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld—1815

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Edwin Long, Queen Esther, details, 1878

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The Finding of Moses Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1904.

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Benjamin West, Moses Shown the Promised Land, 1801.

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Mary Magdalene at the foot of the Cross Heinrich Matvejevich Maniser

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Christ And The Samaritan Woman, Henryk Siemiradzki, 1890

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José de Ribera (1591-1652)

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Christ Learning to Read, 1914, Henry Ossawa Tanner

https://www.wikiart.org/en/henry-ossawa-tanner/christ-learning-to-read-1914

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The Gathering of the Manna, 1902, James Tissot

Medium: gouache,board

https://www.wikiart.org/en/james-tissot/the-gathering-of-the-manna-1

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Jethro and Moses, as in Exodus 18, 1900, James Tissot

Medium: watercolor

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Ancient inscriptions testify to widespread literacy in Judah by 600 BCE

Ceramic shards found within the remains of the remote ancient fortress of Arad tell the story. Studying 16 ink inscriptions, researchers found at least six different authors.

That suggests high degree of literacy in ancient Hebrew writing among officials of the military and administrative apparatus – in other words, not just professional scribes – in the kingdom of Judah before the fall of Jerusalem at the hands of Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BCE.

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My new icon is a detail from "Christ in the House of Martha and Mary" by Henryk Siemiradzki

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ESV.org Icons representing the Books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, & John

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ESV.org Icons Representing the Books of 1st Samuel & 2nd Samuel

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ESV.org Icons Representing the Books of Leviticus and Deuteronomy