𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝔹𝕚𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝕀𝕟 ℙ𝕒𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤 >>> 𝐁𝐈𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐙 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 ✝️ HANGING OUT, FAR FROM HOME, TAKING OFF, BEHIND THE SCENES ✝️

[Hebrews 11:6]

The Bible
In Paintings

~ Encouragement for Applying
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•Drawings•Engravings•Facades•Frescoes•Illuminations•Miniatures•Mosaics•Photographs•Reliefs•Statues•Tapestries•Windows•

!BIBLE QUIZ!
TODAY’S QUESTIONS:

41. “ABSALOM HAD WHAT UNUSUAL PHYSICAL FEATURE?”

42. “WHERE WAS THE QUEEN OF SHEBA FROM?”

43. “WHICH PROPHET WATCHED ELIJAH RIDE HIS FIERY CHARIOT TO HEAVEN?”

44. “HOW MANY TIMES IS GOD NAMED, MENTIONED OR REFERRED TO IN THE BOOK OF ESTHER?”

ANSWERS APPEAR BELOW,
WITH CORRESPONDING ART

Q#41: “ABSALOM HAD WHAT UNUSUAL PHYSICAL FEATURE?” A: VERY LONG HAIR

2^nd SAMUEL 13

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5

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JAMES TISSOT
"Death of Absalom"

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"Death of Absalom"

8
"Muerte de Absalón"

Q#42: “WHERE WAS THE QUEEN OF SHEBA FROM?” A: AND WHO IS BURIED IN GRANT’S TOMB?

1^st KINGS 10

9
EDWARD POYNTER
"The Visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon"

10
"Detail A"

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"Detail B"

12
LORENZO GHIBERTI
"Salomon Meets the Queen of Saabe"

13
HANS HOLBEIN
"Solomon and the Queen of Sheba"

14
GIOVANNI DEMIN
"Solomon and the Queen of Sheba"

15
RAPHAEL
"Queen of Sheba and Solomon"

16
GERARD DE LAIRESSE
"The Queen of Sheba before King Solomon"

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WILLEM DE POORTER
"Queen of Sheba"

18
JAMES TISSOT
"Solomon and the Queen of Sheba"

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GIOVANNI BATTISTA PITTONI The Younger
"Solomon and the Queen of Sheba"

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TIEPOLO
"The Queen of Sheba Meets King Solomon"

21
MATTIA PRETI
"The Gifts of the Queen of Sheba"

22
"King Solomon Receiving the Queen of Sheba"

23
GERHARD HUBER
"The Queen of Sheba and Solomon"

24
MARTHA NESIBU
"Reine de Saba"

25
EDWARD SLOCOMBE
"Queen of Sheba"

26
"The Queen of Sheba & Solomon"

27
"Solomon Receiving the Queen of Sheba"

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HEATON, BUTLER and BAYNE
"The Visit of the Queen of Sheba"

Q#43: “WHICH PROPHET WATCHED ELIJAH RIDE HIS FIERY CHARIOT TO HEAVEN?” A: ELISHA

2^nd KINGS 2

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"Elijah Called up in Fire Wind"

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Source

31
"Elijah Threw back His Cloak"

32
"Behold there Appeared a Chariot of Fire"

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GUSTAVE DORÉ
"Elijah Ascends to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire"

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Source

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JEAN COLOMBE
Source

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"Elijah"

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GIUSEPPE ANGELI
"Elijah Ascends to Heaven"

Q#44: “HOW MANY TIMES IS GOD NAMED, MENTIONED OR REFERRED TO IN THE BOOK OF ESTHER?” A: ZERO, ZIP, ZILCH, NADA

ESTHER

39
SALVADOR DALÍ
"Assuerus Falls in Love with Esther"

40
GIUSEPPE BAZZANI
"Esther and Ahasuerus"

41
VERONICA McDONALD
"Queen Esther and King Xerxes"

42
JACOPO DEL SELLAIO
"The Coronation of Esther by Ahasuerus"

43
VINCENT MORONI
"Coronation of Esther"

44
PAOLO VERONESE
"Esther Crowned by Ahasuerus"

45
HUGUES MERLE
"Queen Esther"

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TITA GORI
"Esther"

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Source

→ a n d   f i n a l l y ←

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Source

To be continued…

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[Red Badger]

Where was the Queen of Sheba from?.............😜🤦‍♀️

Who’s buried in Grant’s Tomb?....................😁

[Hebrews 11:6]

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A FRIENDLY FORUM

[Hebrews 11:6]

Must throw in some easy questions, too....................

[Red Badger]

I saw one of those ‘Man in the Street’ interviews that had that exact question and there were people who could not answer it!..................

[Hebrews 11:6]

In The Thin Man, William Powell wanted to ditch his wife Myrna Loy, so he shoved her in a cab and told the driver to take her to Grant's Tomb..................

[Red Badger]

I saw that om TMZ a couple of months ago...................

[etabeta]

Always great to see the impressive painting by Poynter, a masterpiece of Victorian art.
#12 Ghiberti
#33 Dore’
#42 Jacopo del Sellaio
And all the stained glass windows, sublime!

[No name given]

Inspiring artwork.

[spankalib]

41. Give me a head with hair, long beautiful hair…
42. ummm, Sheba? Lol…guessing Egypt…
43. Elisha
44. Not once, not at all…

[Hebrews 11:6]

I'm so glad to have details for Poynter's.

I'm calling my next series

“♫Have Yourself a Very Stained-Glass Christmas!♫”

[Hebrews 11:6]

A+, John.

Saw Hair with my girlfriend at LA's Music Center c.1967. Not the stupidest thing I've ever done, but certainly in the bottom ten.

The moon is not in the seventh house, and Jupiter is not aligned with Mars. And Peace will not guide the planets and Love will not steer the Stars!

[Hebrews 11:6]

Inspiring artwork.

It is true that during this month-long Bible Quiz series I have omitted Scripture text, so it is not present to inspire along with the artwork. However, I promise it will return!

[far sider]

Hanging out. Oh, I get it.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Sorry. Must have my pathetic little jokes....

[spankalib]

Yeah, I saw it in ‘71 in Baltimore - same sitch.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Rethinking: surely ‘68 or ‘69, not ‘67.

[spankalib]

well, you indicated “circa”, which to me means “around”, which is just fine with me! :)

[Ezekiel]

The moon is not in the seventh house, and Jupiter is not aligned with Mars. And Peace will not guide the planets and Love will not steer the Stars!

Unless, of course, God has a quirky sense of humor,

and/or a desire to take the weird nonsense humans come up with, and make it work to show that He's been in charge of the entire narrative all along.

Then watch people be all surprised, gobsmacked with that "AHAS-Я-US" freak-out moment of epiphany. 🙃

The expert astrologers even laugh off those lyrics as gibberish, assumptions being that those references are strictly astrology-related.

Meanwhile, I always find the best stuff on maps, even or especially signs on street view!

Boy I've gotta tell ya, it goes a long was in explaining why Romulus killed Rebus. Poor Romulus -- No vision, no understanding.

Recall how the Messiah has the star in the middle of his scroll (megillah), on the side where the pegs for the strings G-D are located.

It's like that. Insufferable psychobabble!

Stradivarius = best of the best, five stars! 👍

"The Coronation of Esther by Ahasuerus"

[Hebrews 11:6]

to show that He's been in charge of the entire narrative all along

Which will be the main theme during the Last Judgment.

I cannot wait to learn the details of how He has superintended my life and other believers'.