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Tribes of Israel Paintings in Acrylic

In Gensis 49, shortly before his death, Jacob calls his sons together to tell them what shall befall them in the last days.  From this reference and from other scriptural references in Chronicles and Deuteronomy come the symbols that represent the twelve tribes of Israel.  In the 1960's Marc Chagal, noted French artist, designed stained glass windows for the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center in Jerusalem.  These three paintings are my original interpretations of the scriptural references, and other historical information that I have gathered in my research.  While these are executed on canvas, they depict a sense of what they would look like if executed in stained glass.

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Scriptural Reference:  Genesis 49:13 - "Zebulun shall dwell at the sea, and be a haven for ships"

The tribe of Zebulun settled the country's seaboard and, as symbolized by its emblem, was engaged in navigation.