Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Title: Isaac and Rebecca
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  • Description: Eliezer brings Rebecca from her father's house to become the wife of Isaac. In the upper right corner of the scene, two dark-skinned men lead camels into the city. The Ashburnham Pentateuch was likely made in either Syria or North africa.
  • Source: Wikimedia Commons
  • Rights: Public Domain
  • Subject (See Also): Bible- Old Testament Blacks Rebecca (Biblical Figure)
  • Geographic Area: Italy
  • Century: ca. 6
  • Date:
  • Related Work: Ashburnham Pentateuch (also known as the Tours Pentateuch)
  • Current Location: Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, MS nouv. acq. lat. 2334, 21r
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  • Artistic Type (Category): Digital images; Manuscript illuminations
  • Artistic Type (Material/Technique): Vellum (parchment); Paint
  • Donor:
  • Height/Width/Length(cm): 37.2 cm/32.1 cm/
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