Image of Lamech kills his son; Noah

Lamech kills his son; Noah

Image description: Holkham Bible Picture Book England, circa 1320-1330 Language: French Source/Shelfmark: Add. 47682, f.7 [Whole folio] Upper part of drawing; Lamech beats his son to death with his bow, after his son has returned from the thicket where he found Cain lying pieced by an arrow. Cain had been cutting firewood by improperly mutilating a living oak; his billhook lies on the ground. Below, Noah starts building the hull of the ark with an adze. On the right, God warns him of the flood. Image taken from Holkham Bible Picture Book. Originally published/produced in England, circa 1320-1330.
Photo credit: From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: god / named people / personalities / people / famous people / cain / dead / death / people by name / noah

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