Saul's Head

Book Title: Biblia Sacra iuxta vulgat[am] quam dicvnt editionem, a mendis qvibus innumeris ... scatebat, summa cura paríque fide repurgata, atque ad priscorum probatissimorúmque exemplariorum normam, adhibita interdum fontium autoritate, Ioannis Benedicti Parisiensis theologi industria restituta ... Adiecta est in fine Hebraicarum, Graecarum, caeterarúmque peregrinarum vocum ... interpretatio ...

Author: Benoit, Jean, 1484?-1573, ed.

Image Title: Saul's Head

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Description: After the Philistine victory over Israel on Mt. Gilboa, a Philistine soldier leaves the battlefield with the dead lying all about and carries away his sword and shield and the head of King Saul. Shown in the temple for the Philistine god Dagon is Saul's armor and sword hanging on the wall, as a fire is burning nearby on the altar.

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