North Door

North Door

The theme of the north door are representations of the prototypes of the Messiah.  From top to bottom:  temptation of Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden (Genesis 3:1–14); the work of man and childbirth for woman (Genesis 3:16–19); salvation through Noah's Ark(Genesis 7–10); and the Binding of Isaac (Genesis 22:1-18).