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| Keywords: Alba Bible 68v69r.l.jpg en The Israelites' flight This appears in a cycle of eight episodes which begins and ends on fol 68v The Red Sea is divided into twelve paths one for each of the twelve tribes in accordance with the Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on Exodus XIV 15-21 The paths form concentric semicircles Above and to the left the Hebrews enter from Egypt to leave at the bottom left near the Wilderness of Shur The earliest evidence for this image is found in the Dura-Europos synagogue but it also appears in the Sarajevo Haggadah fol 28r and in Christian art In Arragel's commentary to verse 29 the twelve paths are cited as a fifth miracle which took place during the crossing of the Red Sea 1422 http //www facsimile-editions com/en/ab/ The Alba Bible author PD-old-100 Alba Bible Uploaded with UploadWizard Crossing of Red Sea | ||||
