Book Title: Biblia : Das ist die gantze Heilige Schrifft Alten und Neuen Testaments / verteutscht durch D. Martin Luther ; Jetzo abermal nach dem letzten im Jahr 1545 noch bey desselben Lebzeiten ausgegangen ... samt zweyfachen theils zum Gedächtniss, theils zum Verstand der Haupt-Sachen selbst dienenden Summarien ... zumalen mit Matthäi Merians sel. schönen lebhaften Original-Kupffer-Stücken gezieret und durch Zugabe des III. und IV. Buchs Ezrä und III der Maccabäer vermehret

Author: Luther, Martin, 1483-1546, tr.

Image Title: Judah’s Pledge to Tamar

Scripture Reference:

• Genesis 38 (further images / scripture text)

Description: Judah offers his staff, cord and seal as a pledge of payment in exchange for sex with his daughter-in-law Tamar, who poses as a prostitute outside the entrance to Enaim. Engraved by Matthaeus Merian (1593-1650).

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