Dutch Bible Scenes - Antique Engraving - Gideon throw's down Baals altar (c.1720)

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Title: Gedehon overturns the altar of bahalis. Artist: after Gerard Hoet (Dutch, 22 August 1648 2 December 1733) Engraver: Pieter Sluiter (Dutch, 1675after 1713). Production date: c.1720. Image size: 35x21 cms. Conditon: General age related toning

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Dutch Bible Scenes - Antique Engraving - Gideon throw's down Baals altar (c.1720)
Title: Gedehon overturns the altar of bahalis. Artist: after Gerard Hoet (Dutch, 22 August 1648 2 December 1733) Engraver: Pieter Sluiter (Dutch, 1675after 1713). Production date: c.1720. Image size: 35x21 cms. Conditon: General age related toning

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Description: antique engraving with a Dutch Bible scene where on God's instruction, Gideon destroyed the town's altar to Baal and the symbol of the goddess Asherah beside it, receiving the byname of Jerubbaal from his father: "Therefore on that day he (Joash) called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar." Provenance: These illustrations were used in various publications including the Figures de la Bible (1720) and the Taferelen der voornaamste geschiedenissen van het Oude en Nieuwe Testament (1728)