Book of Genesis, 37:31-33. "Then they took Joseph's robe, and killed a goat, and dipped the robe in the blood; and they sent the long robe with sleeves and brought it to their father and said, 'This we have found; see now whether it is your son's robe or not.' And he recognized it, and said, 'It is my son's robe; a wild beast has devoured him; Joseph is without doubt torn to pieces.'"

Jacob Recognizing the Robe of His Son Joseph, c. 1791

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Jacob Recognizing the Robe of His Son Joseph
Artist Life
1743 - 1801
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77.29
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Book of Genesis, 37:31-33. "Then they took Joseph's robe, and killed a goat, and dipped the robe in the blood; and they sent the long robe with sleeves and brought it to their father and said, 'This we have found; see now whether it is your son's robe or not.' And he recognized it, and said, 'It is my son's robe; a wild beast has devoured him; Joseph is without doubt torn to pieces.'"