Book Title: The history of the Old and New Testament : extracted out of Sacred Scripture and writings of the Fathers : to which are added the lives, travels and sufferings of the Apostles ... : the whole illustrated with two hundred thirty four sculptures, and three maps, delineated and engraved by good artists / translated from the Sieur de Royaumont, by several hands ; supervised and recommended by Dr. Horneck, and other orthodox divines

Author: Fontaine, Nicolas, 1625-1709

Image Title: Simeon and Levi’s Vengeance

Scripture Reference:

• Genesis 34 (further images / scripture text)

Description: Simeon and Levi escort Dinah home (background, left), after avenging their sister’s rape by killing Hamon, Shechem and the other men of their city. As the numeral at the head of the page indicates, this is plate #29 in a series of illustrations, and the engraver’s name, Michael van der Gucht (1660-1725), has been placed below the lower left corner of the woodcut.

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