Stamvaders Levi and Judah, Johann Sadeler (I), After Chrispijn van den Broeck, 1585 print Left ancestor Levi, the third son of Jakob, in armor. In the background the siege of the city of Sichem, which Levi, together with Simeon, destroyed as revenge for the onteren of their sister Dina. On the right ancestor Judah, the fourth son of Jakob, in armor. By his side a lion, a reference to the comparison that his father Jakob makes between Judah and a lion. Under the performances a reference in Latin to the Bible text. This print is part of an album. paper engraving .

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