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Medal - Thomason Medallic Bible The interpretation of King Pharaoh's two dreams by Joseph, #17 of 60
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Obverse description | The field depicts a detailed biblical scene in high relief: Pharaoh seated upon a raised throne beneath a draped canopy, attended by several ministers to his left, while Joseph stands to the right addressing the assembly with an outstretched hand. The circular legend surrounds the scene along the rim, with the engraver's name inscribed in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse description | The entire reverse field is occupied by a densely packed 33-line text inscription in raised lettering, recounting the biblical narrative of Joseph and Pharaoh's dreams, headed by the date '1720 B.C' and framed at the top and bottom by small winged cherub head ornaments. |
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| Reverse lettering | 1720 B.C AND THE LORD WAS WITH JOSEPH AND HIS MASTER POTIPHAR SAW IT AND MADE HIM OVERSEER OF HIS HOUSE. WHEN AN UNJUST CHARGE WAS MADE AGA INST JOSEPH AND HE WAS CAST INTO PRISON. IN THE SAME PRISON WAS ALSO THE BUTLER AND THE BAKER OF PHARAOH KING OF EGYPT. AND THE BUTLER AND THE BAKER EACH DREAM`D A DREAM WHILST IN PRISON AND TOLD IT TO JOSEPH AND JOSEPH INTERPRETED IT AND TOLD THE BUT LER THAT HE WOULD BE RESTORD TO HIS PLACE BUT THAT THE BAKER WOULD BE HANGED. AND IT SO CAME TO PASS. AND AT THE END OF FULL TWO YEARS AFTER WARDS PHARAOH DREAM`D TWO DREAMS. THE ONE THAT HE SAW 7 LEAN KINE EAT UP 7 FAT KINE. AND THE OTHER THAT 7 THIN EARS OF CORN DEVOUR`D 7 FULL EARS OF CORN. AND HE CONSULTED ALL THE MAGICI ANS AND WISE-MEN OF EGYPT BUT THERE WAS NO ONE THAT COULD INTERPRET THE DREAMS. THE BUT LER RECOLLECTING JOSEPH TOLD PHARAOH OF HIM AND PHARAOH COMMANDED JOSEPH UNTO HIM. AND JOSEPH INTERPRETED PHARAOH`S TWO DREAMS TO BE THE SAME. THAT THERE SHALL BE 7 YEARS OF GREAT PLENTY THROUGHOUT EGYPT. AND AFTER THAT 7 YEARS OF GRIEVOUS FAMINE. AND HE AD VISED PHARAOH TO LAY UP STORE THROUGHOUT THE LAND. AND THE THING WAS GOOD IN THE EY ES OF PHARAOH & HE MADE HIM RULER OVER ALL THE LAND OF EGYPT. & PHARAOH CALLD JOSEPH`S NAME ZAPHNATH PAANEAH & GAVE HIM TO WIFE ASENATH DAU GHTER OF THE PRIEST OF ON. |
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