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Description A Facsimile from the Book of Abraham, No. 1
Date First published March, 1, 1842, in the Times and Seasons
Source http://scriptures.lds.org/en/abr/fac_1
Author Abraham, Joseph Smith
Other versions
  • A second woodcut, used in the first edition of the Pearl of Great Price, higher resolution.
    A second woodcut, used in the first edition of the Pearl of Great Price, higher resolution.
  • Fragments of apprarent original papyrus, low resolution.
    Fragments of apprarent original papyrus, low resolution.

Explanation by Joseph Smith

  1. The Angel of the Lord.
  2. Abraham fastened upon an altar.
  3. The idolatrous priest of Elkenah attempting to offer up Abraham as a sacrifice.
  4. The altar for sacrifice by the idolatrous priests, standing before the gods of Elkenah, Libnah, Mahmackrah, Korash, and Pharaoh.
  5. The idolatrous god of Elkenah.
  6. The idolatrous god of Libnah.
  7. The idolatrous god of Mahmackrah.
  8. The idolatrous god of Korash.
  9. The idolatrous god of Pharaoh.
  10. Abraham in Egypt.
  11. Designed to represent the pillars of heaven, as understood by the Egyptians.
  12. Raukeeyang, signifying expanse, or the firmament over our heads; but in this case, in relation to this subject, the Egyptians meant it to signify Shaumau, to be high, or the heavens, answering to the Hebrew word, Shaumahyeem.

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