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Are you sure that this is God and Abraham? The fellow in the tree seems to
be picking something (a fig?), and the haloed figure looks more like Jesus
than the Father God.
Possibilities: God and Jeremiah, with Abimelech picking figs (in accord
with the "Paraleipomena Jeremiou" story line); Jesus and someone (the rich
man?) with little Zacchaeus in the tree (but why pick a fig or whatever?).
Nice picture, in any event!
Bob Kraft
> If anyone could identify the guy in the tree in this
> image of God talking to Abraham, I'd be most grateful.
> All I could come up with was Lot.
> http://www.art-roman.net/stsavin17x.jpg
> Thanks in advance,
> MG
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