Samson and Delilah story – Bible stories
Samson and Delilah story: Samson (or David?) wrestles the lion. Silk tapestry, probably from Syria, in the 600s AD Backstory of Samson and Delilah Just as the Jews were finally [...]
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Noah’s Ark – Bible stories – Judaism
The rain falling on the drowning people/ Noah lets go a dove to see if the waters have gone down/ He sends out the dove again/He lets the animals off the [...]
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Moses and Egypt – Bible stories
The Pharaoh's daughter picks Moses up out of his basket (synagogue at Dura Europos, Syria, 200s AD) The Book of Exodus According to the Book of Exodus in the Bible [...]
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Judah and Israel – Bible stories
Judah and Israel: Assyrian prisoners of war from the siege of Lachish. Sennacherib's palace at Nineveh, 704-681 BC. (now in the British Museum) Israel splits into two kingdoms Under Solomon, Israel [...]
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Joseph and Egypt – Bible stories
Joseph dreams and gets put in the well, then talks to Pharaoh (Egypt, 500s AD, cloth) Who was Isaac again? According to the Bible, Isaac was the son of Abraham and Sarah. Isaac [...]
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Cain and Abel – Bible Stories
A door panel by Ghiberti showing Cain and Abel. The Book of Genesis According to the Book of Genesis in the Bible, after Adam and Eve had to leave the Garden of Eden, they [...]
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Abraham and the Jews – Bible stories
Abraham and Isaac (Egypt, 300s AD) The Jews leave Mesopotamia Shortly after the episode with the Tower of Babel, the Bible tells us that some of the Jews decided to leave Mesopotamia where the Sumerians were, [...]
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Cherokee creation myth – Native American religion
The Atlantic ocean Long ago, the earth was just a big island, floating in a bigger ocean. The earth was hanging from four cords coming down from the sky, which was made of [...]
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How Ganesh cursed the Moon – Hinduism – India
Ganesh cursed the moon (Musee Guimet, Paris, from Tamil Nadu, ca. 1500 AD) Narada offered a sacrifice Now long ago Brahma was sitting with Shiva when a man called Narada came along. And Narada [...]
