Joshua 3-4

Crossing the Jordan in Biblical Art

Crossing the Jordan gives artists parted waters, the ark, and memorial stones.

Bible and Art Context

The scene echoes the Red Sea while marking entry into the promised land.

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Schnorr woodcut of the ark and Israel crossing parted waters, plate 67

Public domain

Israel Crosses the Jordan (Die Bibel in Bildern, plate 67)

Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1860, Woodcut

LOCKED: Scribe Commons/SKD verify PASS — Ark + dry Jordan (Blatt 067). Prior 060 was Aaron rod budding.

Source: Wikimedia Commons

Questions about Crossing the Jordan in Art

Where is Crossing the Jordan in the Bible?

Israel crosses the Jordan in Joshua 3 and 4.

Why use Schnorr von Carolsfeld for this page?

Schnorr's Die Bibel in Bildern (1860) is a public-domain woodcut cycle widely used for clear narrative Bible illustration.

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