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2 Chronicles


399 Days by Rachel Kneebone
The Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple by Taddeo Gaddi
“TS_04” by Rhea Karam

2 Chronicles 2
The Matter of the Temple

Transport by Antony Gormley
Tame Buzzard Line by Richard Long
Christ driving the Traders from the Temple by El Greco

1 Kings 8:14–61; 2 Chronicles 6:3–7:3
The Dedication of the Temple

Building of Solomon’s Temple by Giovanni Battista Ricci (designer)
'Solomon dedicates the temple; Christ thanks the Father for the Church', from a Bible Moralisée by Unknown artist
The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple; Right wing of triptych altarpiece of the Deposition by Peter Paul Rubens

1 Kings 8:62–66; 9:1–9; 2 Chronicles 7:4–22
Construction and Consecration of the Temple

The Visit of the Queen of Sheba to Solomon by Jacopo Tintoretto
Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, from Gates of Paradise by Lorenzo Ghiberti
Scene of the meeting of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, surrounded by their respective attendants by Qes Adamu Tesfaw

1 Kings 10:1–13; 2 Chronicles 9:1–12
The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba


Show all exhibitions from the Bible book 1 Chronicles
Show all exhibitions from the Bible book Ezra

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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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