Elijah, the servant of Abraham, meets Rebecca at the well. She lets him drink from her jug. To the right are the camels and Elijah's retinue. On the left, the women of the city come to draw water from the fountain. The fountain is topped by a river god. Below the scene a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Gen. 24, Elijah and Rebekah History of Abraham Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti Theatrum biblicum , print maker: Adriaen Collaert, (attributed to), intermediary draughtsman: Maerten de Vos, publisher: Gerard de Jode, publisher: Antwerp, publisher: Amsterdam, 1585 and/or

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