Abraham
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Abraham is widely revered as a foundational legendary figure among adherents of the eponymous Abrahamic religions. In Judaism, he is the ethnic ancestor and first Hebrew patriarch who began the covena
Abraham Casting out Hagar and Ishmael (1657) by Giovanni Francesco Barbieri
Abraham's Counsel to Sarai, watercolor by James Tissot, c. 1900 (Jewish Museum, New York)
Abraham and Melchizedek by Juan Antonio de Frías y Escalante, 1668
Abraham, Sarah and Hagar, Bible illustration from 1897
Vayishlach
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Vayishlach is the eighth weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. In the parashah, Jacob reconciles with Esau after wrestling with a "man." The prince Shechem rapes Dinah, who
Jacob Wrestling with the Angel (1855 illustration by Gustave Doré)
Jacob Wrestling with the Angel (1865 painting by Alexander Louis Leloir)
Jacob Wrestling with the Angel (1659 painting by Rembrandt)
The Reunion of Jacob and Esau (1844 painting by Francesco Hayez)