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Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing, tore it into twelve pieces, and said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces for yourself", 1604

  • burin engraving, paper
  • 270 x 199 mm
  • Inv. 2014-KB-2-1-B

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The prophet Ahijah has torn his cloak into 12 pieces and hands ten pieces to Jeroboam. The torn cloak symbolises the division of the Jewish people. Jeroboam became king of ten of the 12 tribes. The print has a Latin text in the lower margin.