God appears before Abraham, Viae vitaeq. melioris electio (title on object), Emblemata Sacra è praecipuis utriusque testamenti historiis concinnata (Old Testament) (series title), Imagines et figurae bibliorum (series title), God in the guise of an angel appears before Abraham and discusses with him the covenant he wishes to make with his people. In the background, Abraham leaves with his family for Canaan (Gen. 12: 1). With a motto in Latin above the image and a four-line caption in Latin below the print. The print is part of an album., print maker: Pieter van der Borcht (I) (mentioned on

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