La Circoncision des Juifs Portugais [et] le Rachat du Premier Né
A pair of engravings depicting the brit milah (ritual circumcision) (top) and the pidyon haben (redemption of the firstborn son) (bottom). The top engraving shows the family of the infant gathered as the rabbi oversees the proceedure. The bottom engraving shows the family of the child gathered around as the father presents the first-born son to the kohen (a priest directly descended from Aaron).
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733
Rollin, fils
Paris (France)
Banier, M. l'abbé (Antoine), 1673-1741
French
Jews
Rites and ceremonies
Circumcision
Commandments (Judaism)
Cohanim
Priests
Rabbis
Eighteenth century
45 cm (approx.)
Still image
engravings (prints)
Histoire générale des cérémonies, moeurs, et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde: Volume 1
1741 BANI V.1
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