Book illustration accompanying the story of the Fall of Jericho (Joshua 6:15-20). The Ark of the Covenant is carried by the Israelite army seven times around the city of Jericho, accompanied by seven high priests, each blowing a ram's horn. At the seventh circumambulation, the walls and towers of the city break down and the Israelite army attacks. The print includes a caption with a reference to the accompanying Bible passage, Fall of Jericho Scenes from the Bible Biblia sacra , print maker: Pieter Jalhea Furnius, (rejected attribution), print maker: Abraham de Bruyn, (rejected attribution

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