Gravestone of Esther de la Pena Gabay Henriques
1697
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Born in Córdoba, Spain, Esther Gabay Henriques married Daniel de la Penha, a Spanish merchant in Rotterdam. The family coat of arms appears above the epitaph. Beneath is a low relief of the couple’s house in Rotterdam, an illustration of the abundance described in Psalm 128:3: “Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house, thy children like olive plants round about thy table.”
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Photo by Kent Coupe. Courtesy of the Jewish Atlantic World Database.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 5.
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