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Doré, Gustave (7) 귀스타프 도레

바이블엔명화 2020. 8. 9. 17:32

Gustave Doré 1832 – 1883

The Destruction of Leviathan

engraving — 1865

Gustave Doré biography

This work is linked to Isaiah 27:1

 

Isaiah 27 - Old Testament

Isaiah 27 1 In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea. 2 In that day sing ye unto her, A vineyard of red

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In one of his prophecies Isaiah says that at the end of times Leviathan, the monster of the seas, will be destroyed.

 

The dragon is described in detail in Job 41.