Gustave Doré - The Dore Bible Illustrations (Dover Fine Art, History of Art)

THE CREATION OF LIGHT

And the earth was without form, and void... (Genesis 1: 2)

THE FORMATION OF EVE

She shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man... (Genesis 2: 23)

ADAM AND EVE DRIVEN OUT OF EDEN

And he placed at the east of the Garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life... (Genesis 3: 24)

CAIN AND ABEL OFFERING THEIR SACRIFICES

And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground... And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering: but unto Cain and his offering he had not respect... (Genesis 4: 2-5)

THE DEATH OF ABEL

And it came to pass... Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brothers keeper?... (Genesis 4: 8,9)

THE WORLD DESTROYED BY WATER

And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them... (Genesis 6: 7)

THE DELUGE

And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark... (Genesis 7: 23)

THE DOVE SENT FORTH FROM THE ARK

And the dove came in to him in the evening; and lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off; so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth... (Genesis 8:11)

NOAH CURSING CANAAN

And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father... And Noah awoke from his wine... And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be to his brethren... (Genesis 9: 22-25)

THE CONFUSION OF TONGUES

And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven... So the Lord scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth... (Genesis 11: 4,8)

ABRAHAM JOURNEYING INTO THE LAND OF CANAAN

Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy fathers house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great...

( Genesis 12: 1-2)

ABRAHAM AND THE THREE ANGELS

And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife?... Sarah thy wife shall have a son... (Genesis 18: 9,10)

THE FLIGHT OF LOT

Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven... his [Lots] wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt... (Genesis 19: 24, 26)

THE EXPULSION OF ISHMAEL AND HIS MOTHER

And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar... and the child, and sent her away... (Genesis 21: 14)

HAGAR AND ISHMAEL IN THE WILDERNESS

And the angel of God called to Hagar... Arise, lift up the lad, for I will make him a great nation... (Genesis 21: 17, 18)

THE TRIAL OF ABRAHAMS FAITH

And the angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven... Lay not thine hand upon the lad... for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me... (Genesis 22: 11-12)

THE BURIAL OF SARAH

And... Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah... And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age... (Genesis 23: 19; 24:1)

ELIEZER AND REBEKAH

And the damsel was very fair to look upon... and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher... (Genesis 24:16)

THE MEETING OF ISAAC AND REBEKAH

For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself... (Genesis 24: 65)