January 10, 2016

Martina Peluso -- Illustrator of Og's Ark

 Martina Peluso -- the artist who brought the text to life.

http://martinapelusoillustratrice.blogspot.com/


January 9, 2016

Two By Two -- Artistic Renderings of the Collection of the Animals for Noah's Ark


Jacopo Bassano (1570s)





Jan Brueghel the Elder (1613)




January 8, 2016

The Definition of a Cubit

Cubit -- An ancient unit of linear measure, about 18-22 inches; orig., the length of the arm from the end of the middle finger to the elbow (Webster's New World College Dictionary)


January 7, 2016

A Giant Comparison

How high would you come up when standing next to these biblical giants?


January 5, 2016

Biblical Reference of Og's Iron Bed

Deuteronomy 3:11

For only Og King of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron ... nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breath of it, after the cubit of a man.

January 3, 2016

Og Riding a Unicorn

In one version of the folktale, Og the giant rides a unicorn while following the ark


January 1, 2016

Artwork which inspired the story

Og's Bed, an engraving done by Johann Balthasar Probst, circa 1770