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1 Samuel


Samuel Anoints David, wall painting from the Dura-Europos Synagogue by Unknown artist
David is Anointed by Samuel by Raphael
The Anointing of David, from the Paris Psalter by Unknown Byzantine artist

1 Samuel 16:1–13
The Anointing of David

Saul and David by Rembrandt van Rijn
David Playing the Harp Before Saul by Lucas van Leyden
David Playing the Harp Before Saul by Mattia Preti

1 Samuel 16:14–23
David Plays the Harp for Saul

Plate with the Battle of David and Goliath by Unknown artist, Constantinople
The Story of David and Goliath by Pesellino (Francesco di Stefano)
David by Gian Lorenzo Bernini

1 Samuel 17
David and Goliath

High Priestess from the series of 22 Major Arcana, popularly known as the Waite pack by Pamela Colman Smith
Saul and the Witch of Endor by Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen
Saul and the Witch of Endor, from German World Chronicle by Unknown artist

1 Samuel 28:3–25
The Witch of Endor

Old Testament Scene, possibly The Last Days of the World according to the Prophet Joel by Unknown Flemish artist
The Suicide of Saul in the Battle of Mount Gilboa against the Philistines by Pieter Bruegel I
The Death of Saul by

1 Samuel 31; 1 Chronicles 10
Decisions, Decisions


Show all exhibitions from the Bible book Ruth
Show all exhibitions from the Bible book 2 Samuel

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Ecce Ancilla Domini! (The Annunciation) by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
The Annunciation by Simone Martini and Lippo Memmi
The Annunciation by Filippo Lippi

Luke 1:26–38

The Annunciation

The Visitation by Unknown Cypriot Artist
The Visitation by Pontormo
The Visitation by El Greco

Luke 1:39–45

Quickening Creation

Tree of Jesse from an English Psalter in Latin by Unknown English Artist
Untitled (Rejoice!), from 'Inflammatory Essays' by Jenny Holzer
The Peaceable Kingdom by Edward Hicks

Isaiah 11:1–10

War and Peace

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