Moses Elects Seventy Elders
| Moses choosing the seventy elders | |
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| Artist |
Jacob de Wit  |
| Year | 1737 |
| Medium | Oil paint |
| Dimensions | 32 cm (13 in) × 73 cm (29 in) |
| Location |
Rijksmuseum, Netherlands |
| Accession No. |
SK-A-1783 |
Moses Elects Seventy Elders is a painting by Jacob de Wit, completed in December 1737 and commissioned for the interior of the City Hall in Amsterdam. It shows Moses electing seventy elders (Book of Exodus 18:1) and is now in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. It is one of thirteen paintings by the artist on Hebrew Bible themes.
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