Abraham meets the Three Angels by Ferdinand Bol, Genesis 18:1-15, Bible.Gallery

Abraham meets the Three Angels created approximately 1662 Its dimension is 404cm wide and 282cm high and it was drawn with oil on canvas style.

Artwork Description

Abraham meets the Three Angels by Ferdinand Bol, Genesis 18:1-15, Bible.Gallery

Abraham is sitting in front of his tent when three men appear before him. He recognizes them as God's messengers and receives them with great hospitality. He gives them bread, butter, and milk and orders a calf to be slaughtered.


Before they leave, the men predict that Abraham's wife Sarah will give birth to a son within a year. Sarah watches from the house. She and her husband were much too old to have children, so they were shocked by the angels' message.


This painting is one in a series of five wall hangings that Bol made for a house on the Nieuwegracht in Utrecht. The other paintings show The Captain of God's Army Appears to Joshua, Pharoah's Daughter Finds Moses, King Cyrus Hands over the Treasure Looted from the Temple of Jerusalem, and Aeneas Receives a New Set of Armour.

Artist : Ferdinand Bol

Other artworks from Ferdinand Bol

Cyrus Hands over the Looted Treasure by Ferdinand Bol 1 Esdras 2:10

David's Dying Charge to Solomon by Ferdinand Bol 1 Chronicles 28

Jacob's Dream by Ferdinand Bol Genesis 28:10-22

Moses' Descent from Mount Sinai with the Ten Commandments by Ferdinand Bol Exodus 34:29-35

The Angel Appears to Elijah by Ferdinand Bol 1 Kings 19:1-9

The Captain of the Lord's Army Appears to Joshua by Ferdinand Bol Joshua 5:13-15

The Risen Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalen (painting) by Ferdinand Bol John 20:11-18

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