Abraham, lay not your hand on the child; as in genesis 22:11-12: "and the angel of the lord called unto him out of heaven, and said, abraham, abraham: and he said, here am i. And he said, lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now i know that thou fearest god, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. "; illustration from the 1728 figures de la bible; illustrated by gerard hoet (1648–1733) and others, and published by p. De hondt in the hague; image courtesy bizzell bible collection, university of oklahoma libraries. Date: 1728.
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