Zimri commits fornication with Kozbi: the sixth commandment, Jan Collaert (II), After Maerten de Vos, 1585 - 1589 print Zimri, a leader of the Israelites, takes Kozbi, a Midjanitian woman, to his tent (Numeri 25: 6-8). Because she was from another people, this is a violation of the sixth commandment: "You shall not commit adultery". In the background their punishment: they are both murdered by the grandson of Aaron. The print has a Latin caption. The press series depicts the Ten Commandments through scenes of the Old Testament. paper engraving 'you shall not commit adultery' ~ separate repres
Zimri commits fornication with Kozbi: the sixth commandment, Jan Collaert (II), After Maerten de Vos, 1585 - 1589 print Zimri, a leader of the Israelites, takes Kozbi, a Midjanitian woman, to his tent (Numeri 25: 6-8). Because she was from another people, this is a violation of the sixth commandment: "You shall not commit adultery". In the background their punishment: they are both murdered by the grandson of Aaron. The print has a Latin caption. The press series depicts the Ten Commandments through scenes of the Old Testament. paper engraving 'you shall not commit adultery' ~ separate representation of the seventh of the ten commandments. Zimri takes a Midianite woman, Cozbi, into his tent, while the people are lamenting at the entrance of the Tabernacle on account of an epidemic. Phinehas, Eleazar's son, follows Zimri and Cozbi and drives his spear through both of them
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