Grapes of the Promised Land
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Grapes of the Promised Land is a biblical subject depicting Israelite scouts carrying an enormous cluster of grapes from Canaan, symbolizing the abundance of the Promised Land.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grapes of the Promised Land canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical motif
ⓘ
iconographic theme ⓘ religious symbol ⓘ |
| appearsIn | biblical narrative tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Caleb
NERFINISHED
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Canaan NERFINISHED ⓘ Israelites NERFINISHED ⓘ Joshua NERFINISHED ⓘ Moses NERFINISHED ⓘ Promised Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Book of Numbers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ Numbers 13 ⓘ |
| category |
Biblical iconography
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Religious symbolism in art ⓘ |
| depicts |
Israelite scouts
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cluster of grapes ⓘ fruit of the land of Canaan ⓘ |
| hasContext |
Israelite exploration of Canaan
ⓘ
Moses sending spies into Canaan ⓘ |
| hasIconographicAttribute |
carrying pole resting on the shoulders of two men
ⓘ
oversized fruit to emphasize fertility ⓘ |
| hasMotif | two men carrying a pole with a large cluster of grapes ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
contrast between fear and trust
ⓘ
faith in God’s promises ⓘ hope ⓘ promise ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian representations of heaven as a place of abundance
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later Jewish symbolism of the land of Israel ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
foretaste of salvation
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image of eschatological abundance ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
land flowing with milk and honey
ⓘ
report of the spies ⓘ spies sent into Canaan ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
God’s provision
ⓘ
abundance of the Promised Land ⓘ divine blessing ⓘ fertility ⓘ prosperity ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christian art
ⓘ
Jewish art NERFINISHED ⓘ church decoration ⓘ religious illustration ⓘ stained glass iconography ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Four Seasons (Poussin)
subject surface form:
Autumn (Poussin)