Jacob’s Blessing
We are still in the early chapters of Genesis, and we have visited the theme of …
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Nicolas Poussin, Rebecca at the Well, 1648, Musée du Louvre, Paris
Rebekah at the Well: A compositional study
After the death of Abraham’s wife Sarah (Genesis 23), the focus of the story shifts to…
Abraham and Isaac: The ultimate sacrifice
The story of Abraham and Isaac is one of the most frustrating and fascinating stories in…
Abraham and Hagar: Ensuring domestic tranquility
Abraham is the first common ancestor of the Jews, the Christians and the Muslims, and his…
Lot and his Daughters: A story that couldn’t get any creepier, or could it?
The less said about the story of Lot and his daughters the better because this is…
Cain and Abel, and the sons of Noah: Stories about brothers, and more shameful nudity
Cain and Abel were brothers. God favored Abel, so Cain killed Abel. I know very little…
Adam and Eve: A story about the shame of nudity
“In the beginning” God created the world, including the first man and the first woman. If…
Comparing David & Goliath and Judith & Holofernes
There are many similarities in the stories of the biblical heroes David and Judith, and yet …
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One creepy onlooker, or two? Comparing paintings of Bathsheba & Susannah
If you see a painting of a woman bathing, chances are, the painting depicts either Bathsheba…