James Cordova Arts

Retablo, 2004

Hand-adzed wood, home-made gesso, water-based natural pigments, piñon-resin varnish, leather.

Rebecca (Gn 24: 15 - 21)

Abraham sent his oldest servant to find a suitable wife for his son Isaac in the land from which Abraham came. In a city in Mesopotamia, the servant set his camels to rest at a well. He decided that the woman who would give him and his camels to drink from the well would be God’s chosen for Isaac. When Rebecca arrived with a water jar on her shoulder, the servant saw that she was very beautiful. She drew from the well and offered water to him and his camels. The servant immediately took a ring and placed it on her nose. He also place gold bracelets on her wrists. After explaining his purpose to Rebecca’s family, he took her back to Abraham and Isaac and she became Isaac’s wife.