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Whore of Babylon
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Babylon the Great, commonly known as the Whore of Babylon, refers to both a symbolic female figure and a place of malevolence as mentioned in the Book of Revelation of the New Testament. Her full titl
Colored version of the Whore of Babylon illustration from Martin Luther's 1534 translation of the Bible
Colored version of the Whore of Babylon illustration from Martin Luther's 1534 translation of the Bible
The whore of Babylon as illustrated in Hortus deliciarum by Herrad of Landsberg, 1180
The whore of Babylon as illustrated in Hortus deliciarum by Herrad of Landsberg, 1180
The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem, by David Roberts (1850)
The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem, by David Roberts (1850)
For medieval Spanish Catholics, the Whore of Babylon (a Christian allegory of evil) was incarnated by the Emirate of Córdoba.
For medieval Spanish Catholics, the Whore of Babylon (a Christian allegory of evil) was incarnated by the Emirate of Córdoba.
Rape in the Hebrew Bible
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The Hebrew Bible contains a number of references to rape and other forms of sexual violence, both in the Law of Moses, its historical narratives and its prophetic poetry.
Whore of Babylon
…contemporary interpretations. Caroline Vander Stichele demonstrated that the narrative of the Whore of Babylon follows many of the same patterns of the personification of capital cities as women who commit "prostitution/whoredom" and/or "adultery" in the prophetic books of the Hebrew Bible. These capital cities, representing the states they…
Jan Wellens de Cock, Lot and his daughters
Jan Wellens de Cock, Lot and his daughters
Shechem seizes Dinah. Italian artist, 17th century.
Shechem seizes Dinah. Italian artist, 17th century.
José y la mujer de Putifar, oil on canvas by Esquivel (1854)
José y la mujer de Putifar, oil on canvas by Esquivel (1854)
The Women of Midian Led Captive by the Hebrews, James Tissot c. 1900 Midianite women, children and livestock taken captive by Israelite soldiers after
The Women of Midian Led Captive by the Hebrews, James Tissot c. 1900 Midianite women, children and livestock taken captive by Israelite soldiers after all Midianite men had been killed and their towns burnt.