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Hebrew Pictures
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THE PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY OF THE HEBREW PEOPLES

Contents:

1. Egyptian Sources: Depictions considered reliable to the point of caricature (A.H. Sayce)
Heads of Israelite Cities that paid tribute to Shishak, King of Egypt
2. Hebrew Pictures that almost certainly depict subjects from Israel or Judah.
3. Ivories: Ivory Sculptures from the Palace in Samaria of Northern Israel Show Egyptian and Phoenician Influence
4. Assyrian Pictures of Israelite Exiles; According to A. H. Sayce Assyrians tended to depict all foreign peoples as looking like themselves, i.e. ethnic depictions not considered necessarily accurate.
5. Pictures defined as "Canaanites" or "Amorites" that Probably include Israelites.
6. Pictures of "Phoenicians" of uncertain Provenance that may include Israelites
7. Other Peoples who lived alongside the Hebrews and with whom they intermixed.
8. Pictures of "Celts" in the West
9. Picts of Scotland

More Pictures

10. Pictures of Pagan Monarchs who Exiled Israelites
11. Ammonites and Anglo-Saxons
12. Egyptian depictions of "Amori", i.e. Ammorites or Israelites?
13. Egyptian Captives from Different Nations
14. More Recent Examples
Welsh
Scotsmen
Irish
Englishmen
15. Edomite, Edomite father Jewish Mother, Swede.
16. The European Depictions of a "Red-Haired" Judas.
17. More Pictures of Red-Haired Judas.
18. Governor of Hawai with Israeli Soldiers.
19. Some Modern-Day Israelis.
20. Judean Statuettes.
21. Polish Jews at Yom Kippur.
Ivories
Ivory Engravings from the area of Northern Israel showing Israelites and/or Canaanites.
Ancient Egyptians
Ancient Egyptians: Joseph married an Egyptian and the Children of Joseph are therefore partly of Egyptian Stock.
More pictures
Pictures of Ancient Middle Eastern Peoples including Hebrews.

1. Egyptian Sources: Depictions considered reliable to the point of charicature (A.H. Sayce)

Slaves in Egypt from before the Exodus Often described as Hebrews, "blond" types are present alongside others. The genetic potential of Israelites was variegated from the beginning.

Possibly Hebrew Slave Boy

Hebrew: blue-eyed, slightly reddish beard, fringes on garment, colored striped garment

"Hebrew" captive

Described as "Libyans" but according to Alessandra Nibbi (1975) probably Israelites

Hebrew: fair-eyed, slightly reddish beard

"Hebrew" women

Subjects from the area of Ancient Israel
Probably Israelites though classified as "Syrians"
Source: Nina M. Davies, "Ancient Egyptian Paintings", USA, 1936, plate xxiv.

Northern Israelites

Heads of Israelite Cities that paid tribute to the King of Egypt

Northern Israelites

A King of Judah?

Gath

Nobles of Judah

2. Egyptian Hebrew Pictures that almost certainly depict subjects from Israel or Judah.

"Syrian" or Israelite

3. Ivory Sculptures from the Palace in Samaria of Northern Israel Show Egyptian and Phoenician Influence

Detail of Cherub

Child from Egyptian Mythology

Head of Sphinx Egyptian-type Deity

Judah

Woman from Judah?

A King of Judah? Found at Ramat Rachel near Jerusalem

Ivory from Lachish

Egyptian depiction of "Shasu" Marauder Probably of Israelite or Edomite origin. The hair-style (?) is similar to that of Israelite Musicians depicted by Assyrians and shown below

4. Assyrian Pictures of Israelites; According to A. H. Sayce Assyrians tended to depict all foreign peoples as looking like themselves, i.e. ethnic depictions not considered necessarily accurate.

Israelite Musicians

Israelites Slain by the Assyrians

Exiled Jewish Soldier from Lachish in Assyrian Service

Assyrian Depiction of Northern Israelites Jews from Lachish in the south being sent into Assyrian Exile

Emissary from "Israel"

Israelite Exiles

5. Pictures defined as "Canaanites" or "Amorites" that Probably include Israelites

gold plaque. Canaanite Woman Note the similarity to Celtic Ornament

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See also:
THE PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY OF THE HEBREW PEOPLES

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