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Leviticus 24:2 specifies that pure olive oil must be used to light the menorah. While Exodus 25:37 and Numbers 8:2–3 speak of seven lights being lit, Exodus 27:20–21 and Leviticus 24:2 specifies that a single "light" must be lit "continually", and must burn "from evening to morning".
The Scapegoat (1854–1856) is a painting by William Holman Hunt which depicts the "scapegoat" described in the Book of Leviticus.On the Day of Atonement, a goat would have its horns wrapped with a red cloth – representing the sins of the community – and be driven off.
Despite this, the widow helps Elijah (vv11-14). Because she did this God caused the flour and the oil never to run out (vv15-16). "[The widow had] a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse ... and the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail". (King James Version).
Paintings of people in the deuterocanonical books (3 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Paintings based on the Bible" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple (1854–1860) is a painting by the English artist William Holman Hunt intended as an ethnographically accurate version of the subject traditionally known as " Christ Among the Doctors ", an illustration of the child Jesus debating the interpretation of the ...
The painting is directly tied to Luke, chapter 5, of the Bible which is clear from the inscription the artist added. The painting shows a banquet taking place in which Christ is the focal point at the center of the image. [3] However, the painting led to an investigation by the Tribunal of the Venetian Holy Inquisition. [4]
The Light of the World (Keble College version). The Light of the World (1851–1854) is an allegorical painting by the English Pre-Raphaelite artist William Holman Hunt (1827–1910) representing the figure of Jesus preparing to knock on an overgrown and long-unopened door, illustrating Revelation 3:20: "Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will ...
The Bible Reading, Reading the Bible or The Father of a Family Reading the Bible to his Children is a 1755 oil on canvas genre painting by Jean-Baptiste Greuze. [1] It was exhibited at the Académie royale on 28 June 1755 then at the Paris Salon on 25 August the same year. [2]