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Story of Jacob with the reconciliation of the brothers
This capital forms the turning point of the narrative account of the old testament patriarch Jacob. It commemorates the reconciliation between both progenitors, Jacob and Esau, in the presence of Jacob’s wife, Rachel, and her sister, Leah, whose attendant and sons with their flocks are also represented.
The encircling inscription labels not only the single figures and their families, but also the animals, which Jacob presents to his brother as a gift:
LIA / RACHEL / FILII / JACOB / ESAU / ANCILLE (north side) / FAMILIA ESAU / FAMILIA JACOB (west side) / TURMA CAMELORUM (south side) / GREX PECORUM (east side).
On the north side both brothers are seen embracing one another (Gen 33:4). They are flanked by their kin, whereas the next pair of capitals (W5WB20bis and W5EB20) is taken up by solely by Jacob’s family.
Subsequently, Jacob’s battle with the angel is shown in one of the next capitals (W6B21), where the development of the events is interrupted in order to emphasize the reconciliation of both progenitors.
The capital stands in the middle of the west side of the cloister and differs, moreover, from the other capitals in the Jacob series by the fact that it crowns a massive pier instead of a column, which corresponds roughly, in its proportions, to the corner supports.
wife TURMA son sister servant reconciliation Rachel progenitor pillar PECORUM patriarch LIA Leah kin Jacob inscription GREX gift flock FILII family FAMILIA Esau CAMELORUM brother battle animal angel ANCILLE