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Creation and the Early History of Humanity
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When God began to create heaven and earth—the earth being unformed and void, with darkness over the surface of the deep and a wind from God sweeping over the…

Places:

Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Biblical Period

Subjects:

Animals, Monotheism, Cosmology, Sabbath, Family

Categories:

Literature, Cosmology, Religion & Theology, Science & Philosophy
Gold Kiddush Goblet
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This gold, repoussé, punched, and engraved goblet was used for kiddush (the ritual sanctification of the Sabbath over wine) in the home of the Speyers, a prominent and wealthy family in the Jewish…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Frankfurt am Main, Holy Roman Empire (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)

Date:

Early 18th Century

Subjects:

Holidays, Sabbath, Ritual object, Angels, demons & deities, Animals

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Ritual Objects, Decorative Arts
Goblet inscribed with angels, birds, and other animals with a floral motif, and Hebrew text across the lip.