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Dreams in the Bible

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  • Joseph tells his unsympathetic family about his two prophetic dreams. Line engraving by G. de Jode.
  • Jacob offers bread and soup to an exhausted Esau, who has returned from hunting; to the left, angels move upon Jacob's ladder; to the right, the blind Isaac feels Jacob's disguised hands. Engraving by E. Kirkall after Skeitz.
  • Jacob dreams of the heavenly ladder; he consecrates with oil the spot where he slept; he meets Rachel, who is tending sheep in the vicinity of a Mesopotamian city. Woodcut by S.H., 1568, after V. Solis.
  • Jacob finds rest in a rugged landscape and dreams of a ladder of angels. Etching by J. Goupy after S. Rosa.
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    Jacob finds rest in a rugged landscape: an angel appears to him in a dream. Etching by A.H. Payne after F. Bol.

    Bol, Ferdinand, 1616-1680. | Reference: 2819197i
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    Joseph interprets the dreams of Pharaoh. Etching by S. Watts, 1766, after Rembrandt.

    Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669. | Date: 1766 | Reference: 2819102i
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    Jacob finds rest in a rugged landscape and dreams of a ladder of angels. Etching by J. Goupy after S. Rosa.

    Rosa, Salvatore, 1615-1673. | Reference: 15895i
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    Jacob offers bread and soup to an exhausted Esau, who has returned from hunting; to the left, angels move upon Jacob's ladder; to the right, the blind Isaac feels Jacob's disguised hands. Engraving by E. Kirkall after Skeitz.

    Skeitz. | Reference: 15889i
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    Jacob dreams of the heavenly ladder; he consecrates with oil the spot where he slept; he meets Rachel, who is tending sheep in the vicinity of a Mesopotamian city. Woodcut by S.H., 1568, after V. Solis.

    Solis, Virgil, 1514-1562. | Date: [1568] | Reference: 15893i
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