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GEORGE PRESBURY. 'Moses "smote the rock twice, and the water came out abundantly"', 1840. Creator: George Presbury.

GEORGE PRESBURY. 'Moses "smote the rock twice, and the water came out abundantly"', 1840. Biblical scene, from Numbers 20: 11: 'And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also'. After being instructed to do so by God, Moses struck the rock with his staff and it split apart, providing water for the Israelites who were dying of thirst. Engraving after 'Moses Striking the Rock', a painting of 1649 by Nicolas Poussin, in the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia.

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Author:

GEORGE PRESBURY

Title:

'Moses "smote the rock twice, and the water came out abundantly"', 1840. Creator: George Presbury.

Caption:

'Moses "smote the rock twice, and the water came out abundantly"', 1840. Biblical scene, from Numbers 20: 11: 'And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also'. After being instructed to do so by God, Moses struck the rock with his staff and it split apart, providing water for the Israelites who were dying of thirst. Engraving after 'Moses Striking the Rock', a painting of 1649 by Nicolas Poussin, in the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia.

Personalities:

MOSES • NICOLAS POUSSIN

Technique/material:

engraving

Credit:

Album / The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Releases:

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Image size:

5748 x 3894 px | 64.0 MB

Print size:

48.7 x 33.0 cm | 19.2 x 13.0 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

17TH CENTURY • 19TH CENTURY • ANT. OR.: ISRAELITE • B & W • B / W • B&W • BEATING • BELIEF • BLACK & WHITE • BLACK AND WHITE • CENTURY • CHRISTIANISM • CHRISTIANITY • CONCEPT • COUNTRY • CRISTIANDAD • CRISTIANISMO • CULT, JEWISH • DEATH • DESERT • DIVINE INTERVENTION • DRAMATIC • DRINKING • DROUGHT • DYING • ENGRAVING • FAITH • FEMALE • G PRESBURY • GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURE • GEOGRAPHY • GEORGE PRESBURY • GEORGE • GRATEFUL • GUY • HIT • HITTING • ISRAEL • ISRAELITE • ISRAELITES • JEWISH RELIGION • JEWISH • JUDAISM • JUDAISMO • LOCATION • MALE • MAN • MEN • MIRACLE • MIRACULOUS • MOSES • NICHOLAS POUSSIN • NICOLAS POUSSIN • NICOLAS • NINETEENTH CENTURY • OLD TESTAMENT • PEOPLE • POUSSIN • PRESBURY • PROPHET • PUNCH • RELIEF • RELIEVED • RELIGION JUDIA • RELIGION • RELIGION: JEWISH • RELIGIOUS • ROCK FORMATION • ROCK • ROCKS • ROD • SAVING • SED • SEVENTEENTH CENTURY • SMITING • STAFF • STRIKING • THIRST • THIRSTY • WALKING STAFF • WATER • WOMEN