BIBLE PASSAGES REFERENCED IN THE GATES OF PARADISE

Want to read the stories Ghiberti references in the Gates of Paradise? Use the links below to be taken straight to the first chapter of each account.

Adam and Eve

Genesis 1-3

Cain and Abel

Genesis 4

Noah and His Family

Genesis 8-9

Abraham and Isaac

Genesis 18, 21-22

Jacob and Esau

Genesis 27

Joseph and His Brothers

Genesis 37, 42-45

Moses and the Israelites

Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378-1455), 'Moses and the Israelites,' from 'The Gates of Paradise,' 1452, gilded gypsum cast of the original, c. 1947-1948, 33 9/16 x 33 5/8 inhes. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, with generous support from Bill and Barbara Benac, 2016.

Exodus 19-24

Joshua and Jericho

Joshua 3-6

David and Goliath

1 Samuel 17

Solomon and the Queen of Sheba

1 Kings 10

Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378-1455), panels from The Gates of Paradise: Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah and His Family, Abraham and Isaac, Jacob and Esau, Joseph and His Brothers, Moses and the Israelites, Joshua and Jericho, David and Goliath, and Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. 1452, gilded gypsum cast of the original, c. 1947-1948, Brigham Young University Museum of Art, with generous support from Bill and Barbara Benac, 2016. After this opening exhibition ends in October 2026, the Gates of Paradise will be moved to a permanent home in the MOA's West Lied Gallery.