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The land of Canaan is an inheritance long promised to Israel. It lies between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. After a long journey, the Hebrews wished to settle there.
On God's instruction, Moses sent twelve men to reconnoiter the land....
When they reached the valley of Escol, they cut off a vine branch with its bunch of grapes and carried it in pairs on a pole...
They told Moses: "We have come to the land to which you have sent us. It is indeed a land flowing with milk and honey, and here are its fruits."
Offering or collection dish. Southern Germany, 16th century (Nuremberg production)
Embossed, engraved and hallmarked brass, decorated with the mystical wine press.
An iconographic theme illustrating the Biblical episode following the flight from Egypt.
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