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Plate 6: Joshua bidding the Sun stand still, illuminated miniature from the Psalter of St. Louis, c. 1260. In the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris (MS. lat 10 525, fol. 46). 12 X 9 cm.
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Also Known As Yehoshuaʿ • Josue
Role In Exodus

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Plate 6: Joshua bidding the Sun stand still, illuminated miniature from the Psalter of St. Louis, c. 1260. In the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris (MS. lat 10 525, fol. 46). 12 X 9 cm.
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Rembrandt: Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem
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