''Moses Elects Seventy Elders'' is a painting by

Jacob de Wit Jacob de Wit (19 December 1695 – 12 November 1754) was a Dutch artist and interior decorator who painted many religious scenes. Biography Jacob de Wit was born in Amsterdam, and became famous for his door and ceiling paintings. He lived on ...

, completed in December 1737 and commissioned for the interior of the

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in Amsterdam. It shows Moses electing seventy elders (Numbers 11:16-17, 24–25) and is now in the

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. It is one of thirteen paintings by the artist on Hebrew Bible themes.

Sources

*https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/SK-A-1783 {{18C-painting-stub 1737 paintings Paintings depicting Moses Collection of the Royal Palace of Amsterdam