Das drit alter der werlt Blat XXII / Das ander alter der werlt Blat XXI

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Das drit alter der werlt Blat XXII / Das ander alter der werlt Blat XXI

Double leave shows the city of Cairo in Egypt the family tree of Abrahms children, Jectan, Medan, Madian, Jesboth and Sue. Also a representation of the meeting of Abrahma with Melchizadech. (Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought out bread and wine. He was the priest of the Most High God. He blessed Abram and said: Blessed be Abram of the Most High, Creator of heaven and earth, and blessed be the Most High delivered your enemies to you. Abram then gave him a tithe of everything). Reverse shows the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. In the Old Testament they are considered places of sin that were destroyed by God. Furthermore a family tree and a picture from the Old Testament. Drawn by Michael Wolgemut. Engraved by Wilhelm Pleydenwurff.

ca. 1493

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