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Hagar by Karel Gomes
Abraham's Farewell to Ishmael by George Segal
Hagar by Edmonia Lewis

Get Out

Genesis 21:8–21

Jesus is taken down from the Cross (Station of the Cross no. 13) by Engelbert Mveng
The Laufacher Pieta by The Laufacher Pieta
The Lamentation of Christ (Beweinung Christi) by Willem Key

A Sword Will Pierce Your Own Heart Also

Luke 2:34–35

Miraculous Draft of Fishes by Peter Paul Rubens
La Pêche aux poissons des abysses (The Whale) by Giulio Romano
Miraculous Draft of Fishes by Peter Paul Rubens

Fishing for People

Luke 5:1–11

Jesus and Peter on the Water by Paula Jordan
Christ Walking on the Water (Calling of Saint Peter) by Philipp Otto Runge
The Drowning Dog by Francisco de Goya

Walking on the Water

Matthew 14:22–33; Mark 6:45–52; John 6:16–21

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot by William H. Johnson
The Fiery Ascent of the Prophet Elijah by Unknown artist
Elijah Went Up by a Whirlwind into Heaven (Chariot of Fire) by Shlomo Katz

Elijah’s Ascent

2 Kings 2:1–12

Cueva de las Manos (Cave of Hands) by Unknown artists
Man-Made Fibres by Mitzi Cunliffe
Concentration of Hands I by Barbara Hepworth

Handwork

Psalm 90

Bread Line by Lynn Aldrich
Twilight in the Wilderness by Frederic Edwin Church
The Seven Species Menorah by Eliezer Weishoff

Remember, Do Not Forget

Deuteronomy 8

Illuminated initial V depicting the Vocation of Jeremiah, from Dover Bible, vol. I (Bibliorum Pars I) by Unknown artist
Black City on Gold River by William Congdon
Snow Hill by Andrew Wyeth

An Infinite Calling

Jeremiah 1

The Dance of Miriam and preparation for Seder, from the Golden Haggadah by Unknown artist
The Song of Miriam by Luca Giordano
Miriam's Song of Praise by Wilhelm Hensel

The Song of Miriam

Exodus 15:20–21

Joseph sent to Sechem by Jacob by Unknown artist
Joseph sent to Sechem by Jacob, from the Vienna Genesis by Unknown artist
Roundel Illustrating Episodes from the Biblical Story of Joseph by Unknown Egyptian artist

Joseph Is Sold

Genesis 37:13–36

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