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Historical Archive: Old Testament, Hebrew Bible Numbers through Job This page follows the order of events given in the Douay Bible. I and II Kings are also known as I and II Samuel. III and IV Kings are also known as I and II Kings. Numbers 14, top left: rebellion against Moses, or arrest or flight of Peter; Jonah sarcophagus, c.250-early 4th c., marble, Vat 31448, which has its own page Numbers 17: Aaron w. rod, lower left (remade?): nave ceiling Tree of Jesse, 1200-50, which has its own page, St. Michael's, Hildesheim, which has its own pages Numbers 17: flowering Rod of Aaron, font, copper alloy c.1226, Hildesheim Cathedral. This work has its own page. Numbers 20, top right: Moses striking water from rock, or Peter baptizing jailers; Jonah sarcophagus, c.250-early 4th c., marble, Vat 31448, which has its own page Numbers 20: Moses striking water from rock, gold-glass, 4th c., Vat 60645 Numbers 20: prob. Moses striking water from rock, as lambs: Junius Bassus sarcophagus, c.359, marble, Vat Tesoro 31529.3.1-3, which has its own page Numbers 21: Moses with the brazen serpent, copper alloy enameled and gilt, c.1160, V&A M.59-1952. Num. 21 has its own page. Numbers 22: Balaam (lower right), Chartres west windows 1145-1155. For more views see Chartres. Numbers 22: Balaam (right), nave ceiling Tree of Jesse, 1200-50, which has its own page, St. Michael's, Hildesheim, which has its own pages Joshua (right): Lisbjerg Altar frontal/retable/arch c.1135-50, gilded copper, NMD D287. This work has its own page. Joshua 3: Ark of the Covenant carried across River Jordan, font, copper alloy c.1226, Hildesheim Cathedral. This work has its own page. Judges 9: Obed (top right): nave ceiling Tree of Jesse, 1200-50, which has its own page, St. Michael's, Hildesheim, which has its own pages Judges 14: Samson and the lion, ivory comb, Metz? c.850-75, Louvre MR 358. For additional views see Louvre. Judges 14: Samson and the lion, Yakov Fedosov 1359, Lyudogoshch cross, wood, which has its own page Judges 14: Samson killing the lion, wood, late 15th c. console fr. Maison de l'enfant d'or, Place des Marchés, Reims, Reims MSR Judges 16: Samson destroys the house of the Philistines (center left), Stavelot altar, gilt bronze with enamel and rock crystal, c.1150-60, MRAH 1590. This work has its own page. Ruth 2: Boaz (center right): nave ceiling Tree of Jesse, 1200-50, which has its own page, St. Michael's, Hildesheim, which has its own pages Kings: Samuel (upper left): Chartres west windows 1145-1155. For more views see Chartres. I Kings 16-24: David/Samuel/Saul/Goliath: Sainte Chasse, 12th c. Byzantine ivory, Sens CT 143, which has its own page. For David as psalmist or king see David. I Kings 17: David and Goliath, Constantinople 629–30, Met 17.190.396, which has its own page with details I Kings 31: death of King Saul, Chartres cathedral, north transept windows 1234-35. For more views see Chartres. II Kings 2: Meeting Abner and Joab at Lake Gabaon, ivory c.870, Louvre MR 374 III Kings: Solomon (left), nave ceiling Tree of Jesse, 1200-50, which has its own page, St. Michael's, Hildesheim, which has its own pages III Kings: Solomon, Chartres cathedral, north transept windows 1234-35. For more views, inc. Solomon in rose and prob. in West windows, see Chartres. III Kings 1:32-38: David summons Solomon (right), Solomon on David's mule (left), walrus ivory, Germany c.1170-80, V&A 275-1867 III Kings 2: Solomon crowning Bathsheba, Three Coronations tapestry, Brussels 1446-88, Sens CT. This work has its own page. III Kings 3: Judgment of Solomon capital, marble c.1150-75, from cloister of St. Ruf, Valence, Louvre R.F. 4214. This work has its own page. III Kings 3: Judgment of Solomon, stained glass, Dierick Vellert, Netherlandish c.1530, CMA 1968.188 III Kings 17: Elijah/Elias, left: Lisbjerg Altar frontal/retable/arch c.1135-50, gilded copper, NMD D287. This work has its own page. III Kings 17: Elijah/Elias (left), Pisa Cathedral doors, bronze, Bonannus of Pisa c.1180. This work has its own page. III Kings 17:6 Elijah/Elias fed by a raven. Yakov Fedosov 1359: Lyudogoshch cross, wood, which has its own page III Kings 11-14: Roboam, Chartres cathedral, north transept windows 1234-35. For more views, inc. poss. Roboam in West windows, see Chartres. III Kings 17:8-24: Widow of Sarepta, cross from Scheldewindeke, rock crystal and enamel, Mosan c.1170-1200, MRAH 3669. This work has its own page. III Kings 17 (right): Elias revives the son of the widow of Sarepta. Oak choir stalls, 1420, Roskilde cathedral, which has its own page III Kings 22: King Jehoshaphat/Josaphat, Canterbury cathedral, 1854-61. Cathedral glass has its own own page IV Kings 2: Ascent of Elijah (Elias), sarcophagus from the Mausoleum of the Anicii, marble, c.390-400, Louvre MR 688, 753, 806. This work has its own page. IV Kings 2: Ascension of Elijah (Elias), and Elisha (Eliseus), Novgorod cathedral doors, bronze, prob. 1152-54. The doors have their own page. IV Kings 2 (left): Ascension of Elijah (Elias), and Elisha (Eliseus). Oak choir stalls, 1420, Roskilde cathedral, which has its own page IV Kings 5: Nathan (bottom right): nave ceiling Tree of Jesse, 1200-50, which has its own page, St. Michael's, Hildesheim, which has its own pages IV Kings 18: Hezekiah/Ezechias (right): nave ceiling Tree of Jesse, 1200-50, which has its own page, St. Michael's, Hildesheim, which has its own pages IV Kings 18: Hezekiah/Ezechias; IV Kings 21: Manases/Manasseh, Chartres cathedral, north transept windows 1234-35. For more views see Chartres. IV Kings 22: King Josiah, Canterbury cathedral, c.1200. Cathedral glass has its own own page, with 19th c. version IV Kings 22: Josiah (left), nave ceiling Tree of Jesse, 1200-50, which has its own page, St. Michael's, Hildesheim, which has its own pages II Chronicles 13: Jeroboam, Chartres cathedral, north transept windows 1234-35. For more views, see Chartres. II Chronicles 13-14: Abia/Abijah (bottom), Chartres cathedral, north transept windows 1234-35. For more views, see Chartres. Tobit/Tobias 5-12: Archangel Raphael guides Tobias with fish, Arca di Sant' Agostino, 1362-80. This work has its own page. Judith 2: Holofernes' army crossing the Euphrates, stained glass from the Sainte Chapelle, Paris, 1246-48, PMA 1930-24-3 Judith 2: Holofernes' army devastating the vineyards outside Damascus, stained glass from the Sainte Chapelle, Paris, 1241/43-48, PMA 1930-24-2 Judith 12-13: Judith and Holofernes. Oak choir stalls, 1420, Roskilde cathedral, which has its own page Esther 1, 5: Ahasuerus/Assuerus receiving Esther; Queen Vashti replaced. Oak choir stalls, 1420, Roskilde cathedral, which has its own page with more reliefs Esther 5: Ahasuerus/Assuerus receiving Esther, Three Coronations tapestry, Brussels 1446-88, Sens CT. This work has its own page. Esther 5: Esther before Ahasuerus, stained glass, Lucas van Leyden 1518, CMA 1925.29 I Maccabees 6: Jews under Judas Maccabeus battle the Syrians; Eleazar dies killing war elephant. Oak choir stalls, 1420, Roskilde cathedral, which has its own page with surround Job: Junius Bassus sarcophagus, c.359, marble, Vat Tesoro 31529.3.1-3, which has its own page Job: Passion/tree sarcophagus: Cain and Abel, arrest of Peter, triumphant cross, arrest of Paul, Job; marble, Rome c.360, Vat 28591. For details see Vatican Museums. prophets Malachias (Malachi), Amos, *Job: ivory cross, c.1150-60, Cloisters 63.12, which has its own page. Sainte Chapelle stained glass: possessions of Job taken, 13th c. glass in 15th c. window, Cluny DS 1896 bis Job: Major Sakkos of Photius, Byzantine 1408-31, Armory TK-4, which has its own page Job 1: Job children killed, Job on dungheap. Oak choir stalls, 1420, Roskilde cathedral, which has its own page Job 40: Behemoth? lower right, Adel church 1150-70, which has its own exterior and interior pages