Illustration from Figures de la Bible (1728)

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 The Philistines put out Samsons eyes.
Judges 16:19-21


And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.  And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson.  And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself.  And he wist not that the Lord was departed from him.  But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.  (KJV)


Figures de la Bible (1728)

 Illustrated by Gerard Hoet (1648-1733), and others.

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