Images & Art

Luxor Temple

Avenue of Sphinxes with Luxor Temple, Luxor Temple and Avenue of Sphinxes at night, Luxor Temple at night from west...[Bible Places]...

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Bethsaida

The northeastern shore of the Sea of Galilee is a fertile plain where the feeding of the 5,000 likely took place. There is good reason to doubt the current belief that et-Tell is Bethsaida, and a better candidate for the fishing village may be el-Araj near the shoreline. [Bible Places]...

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Mount Hermon

Mt. Hermon is the southern tip of the anti-Lebanon mountain range. Its highest peak is 9230 feet and the highest point inside Israel's borders today is Mizpe Shelagim at 7295 feet. The mountain is the only place with snow skiing in the country. [Bible Places]...

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Jericho

The "City of Palms" spreads out on the west side of the Jordan River at 825 feet below sea level. The Old Testament site of Tell es-Sultan is in the distance and is the city Joshua destroyed. In Jesus' day a new center had been constructed on the wadi banks in the foreground by the Hasmonean rulers and Herod the Great.[Bible Places]...

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Jerusalem Area G

The City of David was very narrow; about 80-100m wide. The east side has a steep slope of about 60 degrees. Though smaller, steeper and more difficult for construction than the Western Hill, the City of David was chosen because of its water source, the Gihon Spring.[Bible Places]...

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Amman

Tons and Tons of pictures including Temples, theater, palaces and much, much more...[Bible Places]...

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Petra

Bronze coins of Nabatean king Aretas IV, Bronze statue of Artemis from 2nd c Petra, Camel at Petra...[Bible Places]...

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Medinet Habu

Counting tongues at Medinet Habu, Medinet Habu colonnade, Medinet Habu colored columns...[Bible Places]...

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Caesarea Philippi

Situated 25 miles north of the Sea of Galilee and at the base of Mt. Hermon, Caesarea Philippi is the location of one of the largest springs feeding the Jordan River. This abundant water supply has made the area very fertile and attractive for religious worship. Numerous temples were built at this city in the Hellenistic and Roman periods. [Bible...

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Mount of Beatitudes

The so-called "Sermon on the Mount" is recorded in Matthew 5-7 and Luke 6. The alleged discrepancy between Matthew's version being on a hill and Luke's being on a level place is easily reconciled with observation of many level places on the Galilean hillsides. Scripture gives no indication of the exact location of this event, but the Byzantines bui...

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