Martyrdom of the seven sons, 2 Maccabees

Martyrdom of the seven sons and their mother, 2 Maccabees chapter VII verses 22-23 'She said to them: I know not how you were formed in my womb: for I neither gave you breath, nor soul, nor life, neither did I frame the limbs of every one of you. But the Creator of the world, that formed the nativity of man, and that found out the origin of all, he will re- store to you again in his mercy, both breath and life, as now you despise your- selves for the sake of his laws. ' 1852-60 illustration by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld Bibel in Bildern, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld, 1852-60