Images & Art

Model of Herod's Temple

From K. C. Hanson's Gallery of Photos of Syria & Israel. Model of Herod's Temple; Holyland Hotel, Jerusalem. Note: The model shows Jerusalem as it must have looked in 63 AD., the end of the Second Temple era, just before the Romans destroyed the Temple in 70 AD. The models construction was supervised by Prof. Michael Avi Yonah and was based on ...

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Olive Tree on the Mount of Olives

Nestled amidst the ancient groves of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem stands a lone olive tree, weathered and wise, a silent witness to history. This very hill, named for the abundance of such trees, bore the weight of Jesus' presence on numerous occasions, as recounted in the gospels. Perhaps most poignantly, it was at the foot of the Mount, in th...

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Ba'al Ugaritic god of Storms & War

Ba'al Ugaritic god of Storms & War From K. C. Hanson's Gallery of Photos of Syria & Israel. Ba'al Ugaritic God of Storms & War (14th century BC) Louvre Museum, Paris...

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The famous Corinth Canal

shortens the voyage from the Adriatic to Piraeus by 200 miles [images] [Archaeology]...

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A Watchtower in a Field

A Watchtower in a Field. Watchtowers were often used in Bible times as a "lookout" place, usually built in a field or vineyard. From Christian Resource Institute....

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Ugaritic Clay Tablet

From K. C. Hanson's Gallery of Photos of Syria & Israel. Ugaritic clay tablet From Sapanu. Banco de Datos Filolsgicos Semmticos Noroccidentales (CSIC-Instituto de Filologma, Madrid) note: The Semitic language of ancient Ugarit closely related to Phoenician and Hebrew...

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Mars Hill

In classical times, the Areopagus functioned as the chief homicide court of Athens. Ares was supposed to have been tried here by the Gods for the murder of Poseidon's son Alirrothios. Another legend states that the hill was the site of the trial of Orestes for killing his stepmother and her lover, Clytemnestra and Aegisthus. In pre-classical times...

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A Potter at His Wheel in Hebron

A potter was a common occupation in the Biblical world (Jer 18:3-4). While the very rich could afford vessels of silver, gold, or carved stone, or even of glass by Roman times, most people used common fired clay vessels for everyday use and storage (2 Tim 2:20). These might range from simple plates or cups to very large pots for storing grain or wi...

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Ugaritic god Ba'al

From K. C. Hanson's Gallery of Photos of Syria & Israel. Ba'al Ugaritic god of Storms & War; 14th century BC. Bronze & gold statue. Note: The adjective "Ugaritic" is characteristic of the ancient city of Ugarit....

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