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The Morgan Crusader Bible of Louis IX
or Maciejowski Bible
or The Bible of Shah Abbas

Ms Morgan 638, folio 16r

Morgan Maciejowski Bible f.16r, Detail of panel 2

Morgan Maciejowski Bible f.16r, Detail of panel 3

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Hospitality:
After seeing to the Levite's donkeys, the old man and his daughter prepare a feast for their guests at a table set with golden dishes. In the foreground, a servant cuts bread. (Judges 19:21)

Reprehensible Demands:
While the Levite and his wife are at table, their host is called away to his door. Men of Gibeah demand that the old man surrender the Levite so that they might rape and murder him. Rather than suffer this fate, the Levite turns over his wife so that they might use her in his stead. (Judges 19:22–24)

Gibeah's Crime:
The rapists deal wickedly with the Levite's wife. (Judges 19:25)

Death of the Levite's Wife:
With her remaining strength, the Levite's wife crawls to the door of the house where her husband is lodged. In the morning, the Levite and his host discover her unconscious on the threshold. (Judges 19:25–27)