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  • The birth of Benjamin and the death of Rachel. Oil painting by D. Chiesura after G.B. Cignaroli.
  • The birth of Benjamin and the death of Rachel. Oil painting after Francesco Furini.
  • The birth of Benjamin and the death of Rachel. Oil painting after Francesco Furini.
  • Joseph's brothers show his coat, apparently soaked in his blood, to Jacob, who mourns. Etching.
  • Rachel approaches Jacob through a flock of sheep; one of the inhabitants of the land points her out as being Laban's daughter. Line engraving by F. Bartolozzi after W. Hamilton, 1791.
  • Jacob meets Rachel and falls in love. Engraving by E. Jeaurat after P.F. Mola.
  • Jacob arrives among the shepherds of Haran; he falls in love with Rachel at first sight. Engraving by C.N. Cochin the elder, 1732, after F. Le Moine.
  • Joseph tells his unsympathetic family about his two prophetic dreams. Line engraving by G. de Jode.
  • Jacob dreams of the heavenly ladder; he consecrates with oil the spot where he slept; he meets Rachel, who is tending sheep in the vicinity of a Mesopotamian city. Woodcut by S.H., 1568, after V. Solis.