Tamar giving birth to Pharez and Sarah, 16th century

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Tamar giving birth to Pharez and Sarah, 16th century

Tamar giving birth to Pharez and Sarah, 16th century. Tamar had twins by her father-in-law Judah Pharez (Peres) whose descendants include King David and Jesus of Nazareth and Sarah (Zera). The midwife, an old woman, delivers Sarah while her brother is washed. Tamar is sitting on a birthing stool and is supported by her ladies. At centre front a basket of swaddling bands is ready to wind round the infants. An episode from the Old Testament (Leviticus 18.15), depicted as a lying-in scene in a high status 16th century house

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Bible Scene Birth Childbirth Heemskerck Heemskirck Hemskirk Jewish Judaism Maarten Ja Maerten Maerten Heemskirck Maerten Van Maerten Van Heemskerck Maerten Van Hemskirk Martin Martin Van Martin Van Heemskerck Midwife Oxford Science Archive Sarah Tamar Van Heemskerck Van Hemskirk

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