'The Sacrifice of Isaac', 1636, (1914). Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn.

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'The Sacrifice of Isaac', 1636, (1914). God ordered Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac as a test of his faith (Genesis, XXII: 1-13). Abraham prepared to carry out the command, proving his belief, but God sent an angel to stay his hand just as he was about to sink the knife into his son's body. Painting in the Alte Pinakothek, Munich, Germany. From "Bibby's Annual 1914", edited by Joseph Bibby. [J. Bibby & Sons, London, 1914]

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