Moses Holds His Staff Down to Touch the Pool of Marah

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Moses Holds His Staff Down to Touch the Pool of Marah


On the left side, under the proctective hands and fore-arms of God appearing at the top of the panel, Moses holds his staff down to touch the pool of Marah (Exod. 15:23–25a). The twelve figures to his right represent the numbering of the tribes of Israel (Num. 1)

Powell, Mark Allan, ed. “Zurishaddai.” The Harper Collins Bible Dictionary (Revised and Updated) 2011 : n. pag. Print.

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