Jacob destined Zebulun to devote himself to the sea, which is why the ship becomes his symbol, depicted at the bottom of the composition alongside other water motifs.
In the late 1950s, Marc Chagall received a commission to create stained glass windows for the synagogue of the Hadassah Medical Center – Hebrew University, located in the Judean Hills of Jerusalem. One window was to represent each of the Twelve Tribes of Israel, each with a unique composition. Under Chagall’s guidance, these sketches were transformed into lithographs at the Mourlot Studio in Paris and printed in 1962.
Marc Zakharovich Chagall (1887–1985) was a painter and graphic artist, one of the most significant representatives of the 20th-century artistic avant-garde. He is known for his distinctive style, combining elements of Primitivism, Cubism, Symbolism, and Surrealism.