Places in Bible Times - Palestine

Places in Bible Times

Palestine - Jerusalem

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Aerial
Aerial view of Jerusalem..

Ancient
Ancient Jerusalem - Russian artist, 1894.

North
Jerusalem - view of the northern surrounding hills.

Mt of Olives
Jerusalem from the East - view of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives.

Dome of the Rock
Jerusalem from the East - the Dome of the Rock from Mt of Olives.

Panorama
Jerusalem from the East - Panorama - From Mt of Olives.

Golden Gate
Jerusalem from the East - view of the Golden Gate from the Mount of Olives.

Golden Gate
Jerusalem from the East - Golden Gate (close up) - From Mt of Olives.

Caiaphas` House
Jerusalem from the East - Caiaphas` House - From Mt of Olives.

Dome of the Rock
Jerusalem from the East - From Mt of Olives - Dome of the Rock.

City of David
Jerusalem from the East - City of David & Mt Zion - From Mt of Olives.

Hinnom
Jerusalem - Valley of Hinnom. Somewhere in this valley was the pagan Tophet sanctuary where child sacrifices occurred in the days of Jeremiah and Josiah..

Kidron
The edifice in the Kidron valley which by popular tradition is named `Absalom`s Tomb`..

Absalom
Tomb of Absalom..

Absalom
Jerusalem: the Pillar of Absalom.

Tomb of the Kings
Jerusalem - `Tomb of the Kings`.

Zechariah
Jerusalem: the Tomb of Zechariah.

South
Model of ancient Jerusalem, from the South.

Ophel
Rock-cut tombs in the `Ophel` area..

City of David
Jerusalem - City of David.

To Bethany
Jerusalem - from the road leading to Bethany.

Tower of David
Jerusalem - the Tower of David.

Phasaelus and Mariamne
Towers Phasaelus (right) and Mariamne (left). Tower of Hippicus concealed by Phasaelus - from a plate made in the mid 19th century..

David`s Tower
David`s Tower, Jerusalem.

Damascus Gate
A caravan unloading stores by the Damascus Gate. An early photograph..

Damascus Gate
Jerusalem: the Damascus Gate.

Golden Gate
Jerusalem: the Golden Gate.

Golden Gate
The Golden Gate..

Sheep Gate
Sheep Gate of Jerusalem long view from street.

Herod`s Gate
Outside Herod`s Gate, the entry into the north-eastern and mainly Moslem quarter of Old Jerusalem is the Sheep Market. The Sheep Gate, mentioned in Nehemiah is located north of the Temple Area.. Great numbers of sheep required for sacrifices were herded here. An early photograph.

Jaffa Gate
The old City Wall, Jaffa Gate and the Citadel..

New Gate
Jerusalem: New Gate.

St Stephen`s Gate
Jerusalem: St Stephen`s Gate (or Lion`s Gate).

Western Wall
Western Wall of Jerusalem showing arch of ancient bridge entrance.

Roman Bath
Excavations of Roman bath house outside western wall of Jerusalem.

Herodian Walls
Herodian walls of Jerusalem - excavations outside walls.

Wailing Wall
Jerusalem - Wailing wall - Wide, high view with Dome of the Rock.

Wailing Wall
The Wailing Wall..

Wailing Wall
Jerusalem - Wailing Wall - From high vantage point.

Wailing Wall
Wailing Wall library.

Wall
The Wailing Wall.

Aqueduct
Relics of the stone pipeline laid in the time of Pontius Pilate to bring water to the Temple Area from Solomon`s Pools.. Pilate was involved in bitter conflict with the Jews as he appropriated some of the Temple treasury funds to finance the Aqueduct. The ensuing riots were cruelly repressed. An early photograph.

Cardo
Roman Cardo arcaded shopping area colonnades in Jerusalem.

Antonia
Antonia Tower model.

Antonia
The heavily-topped arch which spans the road beyond the north-west corner of the Temple Area, is often pointed out in Jerusalem as the Tower of Antonia.. The massive masonry of its base is a survival of the Herodian fortress which was the barracks of the Roman garrison. To this fortress Paul was taken for safety by the tribune in command of the cohort. An early photograph.
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Via Dolorosa
Street scene of Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem through the archway which is the only remains of the fortress of Antonia..

Via Dolorosa
The Via Dolorosa twists to the west where the little Chapel of Simon of Cyrene stands. An early photograph. The Via Dolorosa, according to tradition, is where the cross was laid upon Jesus..

Street of David
The Street of David runs from Jaffa Gate to the Temple Area of Jerusalem. We see entrances to workshops, stores, shop counters and dove cages hung out. Water carriers take goat-skin containers to fill them at the pipe by the gate.. An early photograph.

Souk
In the Souk, Arab quarter shops in Jerusalem.

Alleyways
Alleyways in Jerusalem are narrow and so houses have been extended by building across the street, thus forming a series of arches. An early photograph..

Bazaars
Jerusalem. The arcaded bazaars and dark narrow alleys are like those in which our Lord walked. An early photograph..

Streets
The narrow streets between high walls of old Jerusalem, still descriptive of these `lanes of the city` in the parable of the Great Supper. From them today could be fetched numbers of `the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.`. An early photograph.

Street
Street in walled city of Jerusalem.

Hezekiah`s Tunnel
Jerusalem - shaft into the water tunnel of Hezekiah.

Hezekiah`s Tunnel
Hezekiah`s Tunnel cut in the solid rock to channel the water of the Gihon spring, located outside the walled city, into the pool of Siloam within the walls of the city..

Hezekiah`s Tunnel
Siloam`s inscription from Hezekiah`s tunnel.. `Behold the excavation! Now this had been the history of the excavation. While the workmen were still lifting up the axe, each towards his neighbour, and while three cubits still remained to (cut through, each heard) the voice of the other who called to his neighbour for there was an excess in the rock on the right hand (and on the left). And on the day of the excavation the workmen struck, each to meet his neighbour axe against axe, and there flowed the waters from the spring to the pool for a thousand two hundred cubits.

Pool of Hezekiah
The large artificially-built reservoir in Jerusalem, known as the Pool of Hezekiah, who `brought water into the city` by means of the Siloam tunnel. An early photograph..

Siloam
The Pool of Siloam. An early photograph..

Siloam
Jerusalem: the Upper Fountain of Siloam.

Siloam
The Pool of Siloam was probably constructed as a reservoir to receive the water of the Gihon spring. It was to this pool that Jesus sent the blind man to wash the clay from his eyes..

Siloam
The old Pool of Siloam fell into disuse when Hezekiah continued the Jebusite tunnel and built a new Pool as a reservoir. He `Stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon..` (II. Chronicles xxxii,30). An early photograph..

Fountain of Job
Jerusalem: the Fountain of Job.

Pool of Bethesda
Jerusalem - Pool of Bethesda.

Pool of Bethesda
The Pool of Bethesda.

Gethsemane
Olive trees in garden of Gethsemane.

Gethsemane
Garden of Gethsemane - A very old olive tree.

Caiaphas` House
Jerusalem - Caiaphas` House next to St Peter in Gallicantu.

Caiaphas` House
The Palace of Caiaphas. According to tradition, this is the courtyard where Peter is said to have stood when he denied Jesus. An early photograph..