Wood engraving on paper
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Eliezer and Rebekah at Well engraved by Dalziel Brothers
Presented by Gilbert Dalziel 1924
actions: postures and motions
adults
animals: mammals
architecture
Bible: Old Testament
camel
clothing and personal items
desert
domestic
drawing water
Eliezer of Damascus, ‘servant of Abraham’
Genesis, chapter 24
jar
jewellery
kneeling
landscape
man
objects
people
Rebecca
religion and belief
standing
townscape, distant
townscapes / man-made features
tree
vessels and containers
well
woman
work and occupations
<p>Hunt devoted his life to biblical art, yet this is the only work he produced for the Bible Gallery. The story of Eliezer and Rebekah is told in Genesis. Eliezer is sent by Abraham to find and bring back to Canaan a bride for Abraham’s son Isaac.</p><p>Hunt illustrates the moment when Eliezer, who is resting from his travels, meets Rebekah. She offers him water and he at once realises that she is the woman ordained to be Isaac’s wife. Hunt makes this evident from her beauty and the unbroken water jar, a symbol of her virginity.</p><p><em>Gallery label, November 2004</em></p>
paper print wood engraving
9 August 2004 – 8 August 2005
2005-08-08
1 March 2004
2004-03-01
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2004-08-09
19th Century Illustration
Collection based display
Eliezer and Rebekah at the Well, engraved by the Dalziel Brothers
image: 178 × 137 mm
Presented by Gilbert Dalziel 1924
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<span class="text7">Hunt devoted his life to biblical art, yet this is the      only work he produced for  the </span><span class="text13">Bible Gallery</span><span class="text7">. The story of Eliezer and Rebekah is told in Genesis.      Eliezer is sent by Abraham to find and bring back to Canaan a bride for      Abraham’s son Isaac. </span>
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<span class="text14">Hunt illustrates the moment when </span><span class="text7">
Eliezer, who is resting from his travels, meets Rebekah. She      offers him water  and he at once realises that she is the </span><span class="text14">woman ordained to be Isaac’s wife. </span><span class="text7">
Hunt makes this evident from her beauty and the unbroken water      jar, a symbol  of her virginity.  </span>
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actions: postures and motions adults animals: mammals architecture Bible: Old Testament camel clothing and personal items desert domestic drawing water Eliezer of Damascus, ‘servant of Abraham’ Genesis, chapter 24 jar jewellery kneeling landscape man objects people Rebecca religion and belief standing townscape, distant townscapes / man-made features tree vessels and containers well woman work and occupations