Book Title: Voor-bereidselen tot de bybelsche wysheid, en gebruik der heilige en kirklijke historien: uit de alder-oudste gedenkkenissen der Hebreen, Chaldeen, Babyloniers, Egiptenaars, Syriers, Grieken en Romeinen... Door een liefhebber der Joodische oudheden

Author: Goeree, Willem, 1635-1711

Image Title: Ancient Scripts

Scripture Reference:

• Joshua 24 (further images / scripture text)
• Genesis 5 (further images / scripture text)
• 2 Esdras 14 (further images / scripture text)

Description: Depictions of the possible development of Hebrew alphabets. The alphabet in Abraham’s time (top) is accompanied by an image of God leading Abraham through Canaan , Enoch’s alphabet (middle) is paired with an image of an angel taking Enoch, and Ezra’s (bottom) with an image of scribes writing while Ezra laments.

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