About the creation

Vienna Genesis (cod. theol. gr.31): Abraham sends Eliezer; Rebecca

Artist name: Unknown artist

Above: Abraham, a gray-haired old man, asks his servant Eliezer who bows before him, to find a wife for his son Isaac. Eliezer takes a group of camels on his way to Aram Naharaim.
Below: Eliezer awaits the women who draw water by the well outside Nahor’s city. His camels kneel down beside the well.

Source: Genesis 24

Technique: Color illustration

Location: Oesterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna

Date: 500