God appears in a circle surrounded by images from the stories of the Creation, Adam and Eve, and Noah. Line Engraving.

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Bible. O.T. Genesis 1-9. Scenes from the first nine chapters of the Old Testament, alphabetically ordered according to narrative sequence, roughly from left to right. A. God as father, represented in the midst of concentric circles (indicating the unity of creation) wearing a triangular, Trinitarian halo, illuminates the earth. B. Division of the firmament from the earth. C. Fertilisation of the earth. D. Creation of the sun and moon. E. Creation of fish and fowl. F. Creation of the beasts of the earth. G. Creation of human life. H. The tree of knowledge. I. The four rivers. K. The Creation of Eve. L. Eating of the forbidden fruit. M. Expelled from Eden by an angel with a flaming sword.

N. Cain and Abel's sacrifices. O. Cain killing Abel. P. Enoch walking in the clouds or Noah's vision of "the bow in the cloud", the sign of God's covenant. Q. Noah's ark. R. The flood.

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1 print : line engraving ; border 12.4 x 22.1 cm

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Wellcome Collection 15488i

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