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The transfiguration of Christ; Moses and Elijah appear alongside him. Etching by M. Küssell after J.W. Baur.

Moses with his rod and his brazen serpent. Engraving by J. Hall, 1793, after B. West.

Moses points to the brazen serpent while his people writhe on the ground, besieged by fiery serpents. Etching by G. Cooke, 1816, after C. le Brun.

Moses presents his brazen serpent to the people. Woodcut after Robert Anning Bell, c. 1890.

Moses, with his rod and the table of the ten commandments; with scenes from the Passion and the Last Judgement to come. Mezzotint after S.W. Reynolds.

The Temple of Solomon, its grounds and some of its interiors. Engraving.

Scenes from the life of Moses before the Exodus. Etching, 1799.

Moses' arms grow heavy as he prays for the victory of the Israelites over the Amalecites; an outstretched arm is anatomically depicted. Etching by C. Sperling-Heckel, c. 1735.

Moses speaks to his people in the land of the Moab, in the fortieth year of Exodus. Etching by C. Mosley, 1747, after A. Cheron.

Moses smiting the rock to supply water to his followers. Colour lithograph by L. Gruner after N. Consoni after Raphael.

Nicolas Copernicus among other astronomers of the world. Process print after a wood engraving by J. Styfi and J. Holewinski, 18--, after M.E. Andirolli, 1873.

Early Freud and late Freud : reading anew Studies on hysteria and Moses and monotheism / Ilse Grubrich-Simitis ; translated by Philip Slotkin.

Moses and Eleazar show the brazen serpent before the writhing multitude afflicted with snake-bites. Engraving by S. à Bolswert after P.P. Rubens, ca. 1635-40.

Die murrende aussätzige Mirjam wider Mosen, den theuren Propheten Gottes, und wahren Adeptum, Lapidis Benedicti. Zur Vertheidigung des mit Mose und denen Propheten zeugenden Alchymisten / Dargelegt von einem der Sein Gold in GOtt sucht.

The testimony of profane antiquity to the account given by Moses of Paradise and the fall of man / [Matthew Bridges].

Moses and Aaron. Civil and ecclesiastical rites, used by the ancient Hebrewes; observed, and at large opened, for the clearing of many obscure texts thorowout the whole Scripture, which texts are now added in the end of the booke. Herein likewise is shewed what customes the Hebrewes borrowed from heathen people. And that many heathenish customes, originally have been unwarrantable imitations of the Hebrewes / By Thomas Godwyn. B.D.

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Die murrende aussätzige Mirjam wider Mosen, den theuren Propheten Gottes, und wahren Adeptum, Lapidis Benedicti. Zur Vertheidigung des mit Mose und denen Propheten zeugenden Alchymisten / Dargelegt von einem der Sein Gold in GOtt sucht.

The testimony of profane antiquity to the account given by Moses of Paradise and the fall of man / [Matthew Bridges].