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Rachel (Biblical matriarch)

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  • Joseph's brothers show his coat, apparently soaked in his blood, to Jacob, who mourns. Etching.
  • Joseph tells his unsympathetic family about his two prophetic dreams. Line engraving by G. de Jode.
  • Jacob meets Rachel and falls in love. Engraving by E. Jeaurat after P.F. Mola.
  • The birth of Benjamin and the death of Rachel. Oil painting after Francesco Furini.
  • The birth of Benjamin and the death of Rachel. Oil painting after Francesco Furini.
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    An historical account of mandrakes, both male and female. With a particular account of those which Rachel longed for.

    | Date: 1741
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    Jacob meets Rachel and falls in love. Engraving by E. Jeaurat after P.F. Mola.

    Mola, Pier Francesco, 1612-1666 | Date: 1729 | Reference: 20459i
    Part of: Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus beaux tableaux et d'après les plus beaux desseins qui sont en France.
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    Rachel approaches Jacob through a flock of sheep; one of the inhabitants of the land points her out as being Laban's daughter. Line engraving by F. Bartolozzi after W. Hamilton, 1791.

    Hamilton, William, 1751-1801. | Date: Jan. 31 1791 | Reference: 15896i
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    Jacob and his uncle Laban are reconciled. Line engraving by P. Trière, 180-, after Gallier after Pietro da Cortona.

    Pietro, da Cortona, 1597-1669. | Date: 1800-1809 | Reference: 2851043i
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    The obstetrical complication of Benjamin's birth : breech delivery, the cause of Rachel's death, hemorrhage from cervical/uterine tear / S.H. Blondheim and Menahem Blondheim.

    Blondheim, S. H. | Date: 1982
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