Gustave Doré1866
The Israelites Cross the Jordan River
As the priests carrying the ark step into the Jordan at flood stage, the waters pile up far upstream and Israel crosses over on dry ground into the promised land (Joshua 3). A wood engraving from Gustave Doré's La Grande Bible de Tours (1866).
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About Gustave Doré
1832-1883 · French
Paul Gustave Doré was a prolific French illustrator whose 241 wood engravings for "La Grande Bible de Tours" (1866) became the most influential visual interpretation of scripture of the 19th century.