Scenes from the Stories of Moses and Samson
From the De la Twyere Psalter
York, England, 1304-10
New York Public Library
The page on the left:
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Top left: Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh. Aaron's rod turns into a snake (Exodus 7:8-10).
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Top right: At the touch of Moses' rod the Red Sea parts (Exodus 14:15-22).
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Bottom left: The Red Sea closes upon Pharaoh and his soldiers (Exodus 14:23-29).
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Bottom right: Safely on the other side of the sea, Moses leads the people in a song of thanksgiving (Exodus 15:1-18).
The page on the right:
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Top left: Moses receives the Ten Commandments (Exodus 24:12).
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Top right: Moses brings the Commandments to the Israelites but finds them worshiping a golden calf (Exodus 32:19).
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Bottom left: Samson succumbs a lion (Judges 14:5-6).
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Bottom right: Samson brings down the Philistines' temple (Judges 16:25-30).
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Photographed at the library by Richard Stracke, shared under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.