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Elijah (Biblical prophet)
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The worshippers of Baal beseech their god in vain to ignite their sacrificial altar, but in response to the prayer of Elijah, Yahweh ignites the altar erected to him. Colour etching and woodcut by P.P.A. Robert and N. Le Sueur after Maturino da Firenze.
Maturino, da Firenze, active 1518-1528.Date: [between 1729 and 1742]Reference: 2496676iPart 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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Elijah prays to raise the widow's son. Mezzotint by R. Earlom, 1768, after Rembrandt.
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669.Date: 25 March 1768Reference: 18571i
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An angel gives Elijah cake and water. Line engraving by W. Panneels after P.P. Rubens.
Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640.Reference: 18590i- Books
Was the prophet a physician? : on the character of healing; miracles in the Bible / R. Kasher.
Kasher, R.Date: 1982
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Elijah restores the widow's son to his mother, who greets him with open arms. Drawing by R.T. Bone, ca. 1811.
Bone, Robert Trewick, 1790-1840.Date: Season 12 [of the Sketching Society] [1811?]Reference: 546747i