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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: Abraham and Abimelech

Scripture Reference: Genesis 20

Description: Abimelech returns Sarah to Abraham, and confronts him after discovering that Sarah is not only his sister, but also his wife. As the numeral at the head of the page indicates, this is plate #18 in a series of illustrations, and the artist or engraver’s signature, Frederik Hendrik van den Hove (1628/29-1698), is located at the lower right corner of the woodcut.

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