Wednesday, 7 October 2026

Three angels tell Abraham that Sarah will bear a son, 18th-century drawing

Colour drawing of three winged angels by a river before Abraham, with Sarah in the doorway of a house and a Hebrew caption below.

The angels came to Abraham, who had lately been circumcised out of love for God. They informed Abraham that his barren wife Sarah would bear a son within a year. Abraham would be 100, and Sarah 90. Drawing, eighteenth century

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