2016–2026

Heritage: The Hebrew Bible Series

Sixteen landmark works bringing the stories of the Hebrew Bible to monumental scale. Carved in wood, clad in gold, silver, and copper. Each a lifetime of devotion made visible.

The Stories

That Shaped the World

The Hebrew Bible Series is the spiritual foundation of Amnon Moalem’s life’s work. Drawing from the most defining narratives of the Torah and Prophets, Abraham’s encounter with the divine, the binding of Isaac, David’s confrontation with Goliath, Jacob wrestling with the angel, Rachel weeping for her children, the series translates these ancient, universal stories into commanding physical form.

The works in this series stand at the intersection of religious heritage and fine art. Some engage directly with the tradition of the Old Masters: Gustave Doré’s intimate portrayal of Abraham welcoming the three strangers; Rembrandt’s dramatic painting of Balaam’s encounter; Doré’s iconic engraving of Jacob in the night-long struggle. Amnon honors these predecessors while claiming the compositions as his own, carved, cast, and gilded at a scale that makes them unmistakably monumental.

The series was developed primarily between 2016 and 2026. Each work is an original, signed piece. Works are available for private collection, institutional acquisition, and placement in houses of worship.

The Sixteen Works

Abraham and The Three Angels

Abraham and the Three Angels. Gustave Doré, 19th century. Gustave Doré engraved this encounter between Abraham and the three divine visitors in the mid 19th century — drawn,…

Balaam Beating the Donkey

Balaam Beating the Donkey. Rembrandt, 1626. Rembrandts' rendering of Balaam — the prophet-for-hire who cannot see what his donkey can — is among his most charged compositions. Amnon…

Isaac Blessing Jacob

Isaac Blessing Jacob. Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, 1642. The scene is one of the most morally complex in the entire biblical narrative: a father's blessing, a disguise, a…

David and Goliath

The story of David and Goliath has transcended its origin to become the defining archetype of the unlikely victory — the small against the great, faith against force.…

The Spies

The Spies. After Maerten de Vos, published by Gerard de Jode, 16th century. At 224 centimeters wide, The Spies is the largest work in the Hebrew Bible Series.…

Lay Not Thine Hand Upon the Lad

Lay Not Thine Hand Upon the Lad. Gerard Hoet and others, 1728. This is the moment the test ends. The knife is raised. The angel speaks. The ram…

Samson

Samson Hostes Suos Exitio Dans Moritur. J. Van Buysen, 1711–1720. The final act of Samson's life — blind, captive, his enemies gathered to mock him — ends with…

Jacob Wrestling with the Angel

Jacob Wrestling with the Angel. Gustave Doré, 19th century. Jacob wrestles through the night with a being he cannot fully see and does not fully understand — and…

Jacob Wrestling with the Angel

Metallic Version

The Metallic Version translates the same composition into a wholly different visual experience. Fully clad in gold metallic leaves, every surface catches light differently at every angle. Where…

Rachel's Grave

Rachel's Grave is one of the most visited religious sites in Israel, and Rachel — the matriarch who weeps for her scattered children across every generation — is…

City of Light

Companion piece to City of Gold, City of Light adds active illumination and metallic leaf cladding to the cost-epoxy structure. Designed to be experienced across changing light conditions…

City of Gold

Cast entirely in epoxy and at two and a half meters wide, City of Gold, a companion piece to City of Light, is among the largest works in…

City of Gold II

The third in the Cities series. At 150 centimeters it is the most intimately scaled — though it remains a commanding presence. The full cladding in gold, silver,…

The Golden City

Created in 2025, The Golden City marks a return to the Jerusalem theme with a new combination of materials: carved wood and cast-epoxy work together, with selective gilding…

The Court of King David

Among the earliest works in the Hebrew Bible Series, The Court of King David was created in 2016 — the year Amnon Moalem began the sustained engagement with…

Moses

Moses. Boris Vallejo, 1994. Moses turns from the mountain carrying the two tables of the testimony, written on both their sides — the moment before he sees what…