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Time and History (Redoubtable Hebrew Women).
In this window, which depicts four heroic women from the Hebrew Bible, the theme "redoubtable" was described by the window's artist as "smart, vigorous, a force to be reckoned with." Installed in 2000.
(1) The first lancet depicts Esther, Queen of Persia, a Jewish woman, who rescued the Jews in Persia when threatened with extermination. She foiled an attempt by the prime minister to hang the Jews. The noose, seen below, was used instead on the prime minister himself.
(2) Judith decided to save her town in Judea from an attack by the Assyrians. She dressed in finery and she and her maid tricked their way into the tend of the Assyrian General Holofernes, who intended to seduce them. Instead, Judith cut off the general's head and placed it in her maid's bag. The two women warned the townspeople who attacked the Assyrians at dawn.
(3) Miriam, Moses' sister, is shown dancing and playing the tambourine with joy after the Pharoah's men were drowned in the Red Sea. The Israelites successfully crossed over the water ahead of the army.
(4) Deborah was an honored and wise judge who sat beneath a palm tree to settle problems. She stood in battle garb to encourage the Israelites [and?] fought in successive battles against the Canaanites.
(5) [The small center top piece] Moses' basket which Miriam and her mother sent into the Nile to protect the baby from being killed. |