1939 The Bible in Pictures Gustave Doré
The Bible in Pictures
By Gustave Doré
Published by William Wise, 1939
Purple cloth cover with gold gilt lettering. Beautiful engavings of the stories of the Bible by Doré. Measures 8"×11", 445 pages.
CONTENTS
The Old Testament The Creation of Light The Formation of Eve Adam and Eve Driven Out of Eden Cain and Abel Offering Their Sacrifices The Death of Abel The World Destroyed by Water The Deluge The Dove Sent Forth from the Ark Noah Cursing Canaan The Confusion of Tongues Abram Journeying into Canaan Abraham and the Three Angels The Flight of Lot Hagar in the Wilderness The Trial of Abraham's Faith The Burial of Sarah Eliezer and Rebekah The Meeting of Isaac and Rebekah Isaac Blessing Jacob Jacob's Dream Jacob Keeping Laban's Flocks The Prayer of Jacob Jacob Wrestling with the Angel The Meeting of Jacob and Esau Joseph Sold by His Brethren Joseph Interpreting Pharaoh's Dream Joseph Makes Himself Known Jacob Goeth into Egypt The Child Moses on the Nile The Finding of Moses Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh The Murrain of Beasts The Plague of Darkness The First-born Slain The Egyptians Urge Moses to Depart The Egyptians Drowned in the Red Sea Moses Striking the Rock in Horeb The Giving of the Law upon Mount Sinai Moses Coming Down from Mount Sinai Moses Breaking the Tables of the Law Return of the Spies from the Land of Promise Death of Korah, Dathan and Abiram The Brazen Serpent The Angel Appearing to Balaam The Children of Israel Crossing Jordan The Angel Appearing to Joshua The Walls of Jericho Falling Down Joshua Spares Rahab Achan Stoned Joshua Committing Ai to the Flames Destruction of the Army of the Amorites Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still Jael and Sisera Deborah Gideon Choosing His Soldiers The Midianites Put to Flight Death of the Sons of Gideon Death of Abimelech Jephthah's Daughter Meeting Her Father Lamenting the Daughter of Jephthah Samson Slaying a Lion Samson Destroying the Philistines Samson Carrying Away the Gates of Gaza Samson and Delilah Death of Samson The Levite Finding the Woman's Corpse The Levite Bearing Away the Body Carrying Off the Virgins of Jabesh-Gilead Naomi and Her Daughters-in-Law Boaz and Ruth Return of the Ark from Beth-Shemesh Samuel Blessing Saul The Death of Agag David and Goliath Saul Attempts the Life of David The Escape of David through the Window David and Jonathan David Spares Saul's Life Saul and the Witch of Endor The Death of Saul Recovering Bodies of Saul and His Sons Combat Between the Champions David Punishing the Ammonites The Death of Absalom David Mourning for the Death of Absalom The Plague of Jerusalem Rizpah's Kindness Unto the Dead Abishai Saves the Life of David The Judgment of Solomon Cutting Down Cedars for the Temple Solomon Receiving the Queen of Sheba Solomon The Disobedient Prophet Slain by a Lion Elijah Raiseth the Son of the Widow The Slaughter of the Prophets of Baal Elijah Nourished by an Angel Slaughter of the Syrians Destruction of Ammonites and Moabites The Death of Ahab The Death of Athaliah Elijah Destroys the Messengers of Ahaziah Elijah Taken up to Heaven The Children Destroyed by Bears The Famine in Samaria The Death of Jezebel Jehu's Companions Finding Jezebel The Strange Nations Slain by the Lions Destruction of the Army of Sennacherib Jeremiah Baruch Writing Jeremiah's Prophecies Slaughter of the Sons of Zedekiah Ezekiel Prophesying The Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones Daniel Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego Daniel and the Writing on the Wall Daniel in the Den of Lions The Vision of the Four Beasts Amos Jonah Cast Forth by the Whale Jonah Preaching to the Ninevites Micah Exhorting the Israelites The Vision of the Four Chariots Cyrus Restoring the Vessels of the Temple The People Mourning Over Jerusalem The Rebuilding of the Temple Artaxerxes Granting Liberty to the Jews Ezra in Prayer Nehemiah Viewing the Walls of Jerusalem Ezra Reading ...
