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The Kebra Nagast, by E.A. Wallis Budge, [1932], at sacred-texts.com


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LIST OF PLATES

Frontispiece
 1. Adam, Eve, and the Serpent.
 2. Solomon instructing the Queen of Sheba.

 

(At end of book)
PLATE
II. God Almighty the Ancient of Days and the four groups of four "living creatures" seen by Ezekiel.
III. Two columns of the Ethiopic text of the Kebra Nagast.
IV. Moses receiving the Table of the Law from God.
V. The angel of God appearing to Moses.
VI. Aaron holding his rod which blossomed.
VII. The Archangel Gabriel appearing to Zacharias.
VIII. An angel bringing food to Mary in the temple.
IX. Portrait of Our Blessed Lady Mary.
X. St. Luke painting the portraits of Christ and the Virgin Mary.
XI. The Nativity.
XII. The angels appearing to Mary at the birth of Christ.
XIII. Simeon carrying Christ in his arms.
XIV. The Slaughter of the Innocents.
XV. Virgin and Child and Joseph fleeing to Egypt.
XVI. The Baptism of Christ by John (Oriental MS. 481).
XVII. The Baptism of Christ by John (Oriental MS. 510).
XVIII. The Temptation of Christ in the desert.
XIX. The Gadarene swine rushing down into the sea.
XX. Christ casting a devil out of a man.
XXI. The Transfiguration.
XXII. The cock crowing after Peter's denial of our Lord.
XXIII. Christ riding into Jerusalem on the "Day of Hosanna".
XXIV. The Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane.
XXV. The soldiers binding Christ.
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XXVI. The soldiers tying Christ's hands and spitting in His face.
XXVII. The Crucifixion.
XXVIII. Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus taking Christ down from the Cross.
XXIX. Christ taking Adam out of Sheol and trampling the Devil under His feet.
XXX. The Ascension.
XXXI. The Last Judgement.
XXXII. Sheol, the abode of the Devil and his angels.


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