Book Title: De schriftuurlyke geschiedenissen en gelykenissen van het Oude en Nieuwe Verbond / Vertoonende drie honderd zeven en dertig konstige figuuren ; verrykt met bybelse verklaaringen en stichtelyke verzen, door Joannes Luiken, met het leven van den dichter

Author: Luiken, Jan, 1649-1712

Image Title: Ptolemy Philopator Terrified

Scripture Reference:

• 3 Maccabees 6 (further images / scripture text)

Description: The elephants, which were intended by Ptolemy Philopator to kill the imprisoned Jews, are terrified by two angels and attack the king’s solders. The Dutch artist and poet Johannes Luyken (1649-1712) drew and etched this emblem and wrote the accompanying poem.

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