Rahab hangs the scarlet cord from her window. Autotype after F.J. Shields, 1877.

  • Shields, Frederic, 1833-1911.
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1877
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20627i
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Rahab hangs the scarlet cord from her window. Autotype after F.J. Shields, 1877. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Bible. O.T. Joshua 2; 6; N.T. Hebrews 11.31. James 2.25. Rahab, a harlot of Jericho, conceals two Jewish spies and thus saves their lives. They arrange for her to hang a cord from her window as a sign in order that she will be spared from death in the coming invasion

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1877

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1 print : autotype of a lithograph ; image 30.3 x 15.4 cm

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Rahab. "My soul fainteth for thy salvation but I hope in thy word. Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying When wilt thou comfort me? Psl. 119.81, 82. Fred. J. Shields. Autotype In the bottom left corner of the image there is Shields' monogram and the date of the work

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Wellcome Collection 20627i

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