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View of the east wall and Eastern Gate looking up from the Kidron Valley |
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View from the Garden of Gethsemane of the Eastern Gate (Golden Gate) of Jerusalem. |
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A model and remains of the Temple Mount |
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Inside a n arrow loop on the northwest corner of the wall of the Old City Jerusalem |
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Inside the gate house of the wall Solomon built on the Ophel north of the palace, but south of the Temple |
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Ashlar stones set in place around 160 BC when the Hasmoneans were fortifying the city |
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Shops along a paved street from the days of NT located at the southwest corner of the western wall of the Temple Mount. |
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Ashler Stone in East wall of Jerusalem (Temple Mount) |
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A view from a tomb on Mt. Olive overlooking the Kidron Valley |
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Inside Hezekiah's Tunnel with water still moving from the Gihon Springs. |
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A view of the High Place of Gibeah from the Mount of Olives looking north/nw over the Kidron Valley and Jerusalem |
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David's view of the Kidron Valley from his palace. |
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Inside Hezekiah's Tunnel |
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Under the ancient city street of Jerusalem that led from the Pool of Siloam to the Temple Mount |
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Mikvah (ritual bath) in Jerusalem along the south wall of today's Old City of Jerusalem. Near Temple Mount. |
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The monumental stairs that led worshippers of the New Testament time up to enter the Temple Mount on the south side. |
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Solomon's wall and gate system built north of the palace and sought of the Temple. |
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Floor of Hezekiah's tunnel with moving water. |
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Crushed pavement stones on the west side of the Temple Mount's west wall. Street curbs and shops are identified. |
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Crushed pavement stones |
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Crushed pavement from Rome's
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Canaanite water tunnel used to transfer water from the Gihon Springs before Hezekiah's Tunnel was cut. |
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The Citadel on the west wall of Jerusalem. |
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Excavation of the Jebusite Wall (called Millo in OT) found below David's palace. |
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An ancient wall inside the royal palace of David |
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The Dome of the Chain in front of the Dome of the Rock |
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Details of the Eastern Wall with the Golden Gate |
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Features of the valleys and ridges of Jerusalem seen from the south. |
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The Hinnom Valley today. |
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Details of the SE corner of the Temple Mount Wall in the Old City Jerusalem |
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Eastern Gate or the
Golden Gate |
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Jerusalem's north wall sets on the bedrock of Mount Moriah. |
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Hezekiah's Wall built in 721 BC to defend against the coming Assyrian invasion. |
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Inside Hezekiah's Tunnel |
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A view of the Kidron Valley looking north |
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A view of the Kidron Valley looking south |
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A large ceremonial mikveh beside the south Temple Mount entrance on the Ophel. |
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Pavement along the north section of the west wall of the Temple Mount is now buried with time, but still reveals the columns of the 1st century colonnade |
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The southeast corner of the southern of two pools of the New Testament Pool of Bethesda |
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Pool of Bethesda |
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Pavement and pillar from Jerusalem's north wall built in 41-44 AD by Herod Agrippa II or in 135 AD by Emperor Hadrian. This is located under the Damascus Gate. |
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First century pedestrian gate located under today's Damascus Gate built in the 1500's |
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The Lions' Gate on Jerusalem's east side. |
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Pool of Siloam which received water from Hezekiah's Tunnel |
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Standing in the Kidron Valley looking south |
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Standing on Jerusalem's east wall looking south |
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The original steps of the monumental staircase leading the public worshippers up to the Temple Mount gates. The steps are cut into the bedrock of Mount Moriah. |
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Photographing the south side of the Temple Mount while standing on the monumental staircase |
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A first century tomb that was standing in the days of Jesus. It is cut into the rock of east side of the Mt. Olives |
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Looking up at a first century tomb in the Kidron Valley east of Jerusalem |
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Solomon's Stones visible on the steps of today's Temple Mount |
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Unfinished ashler stones below the street level of the NT in the west wall of the Temple Mount retaining wall.
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View of the SE corner of Temple Mount wall from the base of the Kidron Valley |
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Rubble from 70 AD Roman destruction on the west side of the Temple Mount. |
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Western Wall with the lintel of Barclay's Gate identified |
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Decorative fragment from the New Testament Temple. |
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Temple furniture engraved on the Arch of Titus in Rome |
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Fragments from the stone decorations of the New Testament Temple Mount |
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The base stones of the Temple Retaining wall and a diagram showing the number, size and depth of each layer of ashler stone. |
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South side of the Temple Mount |
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Robinson's Arch - the springer stone that supported the great arched entrance to the Temple Mount |
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Burial benches to lay the recent dead and kuhim (niches) to place the bones of the dead after a year. From NT time. |
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Thorns growing on the Mount of Olives |
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Ossuary boxes used in the days of the New Testament. |
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Rolling stone tomb in Galilee (northern Israel) from the days of the NT. |
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Details of rolling stone tomb |
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A basalt stone olive press |
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An un-rippened pomegranate in the Hinnom Valley |
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Ancient Roman game carved into the pavement |
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A machicolation which is a porch in the wall with openings between the upports where hot oil or boiling water was poured on the invading enemy. Also visible are the arrowloops used to shoot arrows from with maximum protection of the wall. |
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Inside an archer's arrowloop looking down on the Kidron Valley |
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Roman column found in Jerusalem with inscription from 69-81 AD |
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A first century column believed by some to possibly have been one of the columns in the colonnade that surrounded the Temple Mount during the New Testament. |
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A mill stone used for grinding |
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First century tombs (kokhim) located in the same quarry as the tomb of Jesus. |
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The grave of one of the two architects responsible for building the wall around Jerusalem in 1541. Both were decapitated for not including Mt. Zion inside the wall. |
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Gate of Bethsaida |
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| Beth Shean |
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NT and OT Beth Shean |
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Public Latrine from the time of the New Testament in Beth Shean. |
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Peter's house in Capernaum viewed from the Capernaum Synagogue |
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Peter's house in Capernaum |
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Olive oil press made of basalt stone in Capernaum. |
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Roman (or, Herodian) aqueduct at Caesarea. |
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Sample of a mosaic floor in Caesarea by the sea |
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King Herod Agrippa II's palace |
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Pillar base from Herod Agrippa's palace in Banias |
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View from Mount Carmel of Jezreel Valley, Mount Tabor and Nazareth |
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Jezreel and the Jezreel Valley or Megiddo Valley |
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Jezreel Valley as viewed from Mount Carmel |
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Throne base outside the city gate of Dan |
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Court yard outside the walls and in front of the city gate of the Old Testament city of Dan. |
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Valley of Elah from Azekiah - the site of David's battle with Goliath, 1 Samuel 17 |
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The Elah Valley as seen from Azekah |
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Springs of fresh water at En Gedi with the Dead Sea in the background |
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Waterfall at En Gedi |
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High Place of Gibeon and the city of Gibeon |
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Chambers of the city gate built by Solomon at Hazor. |
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Pillared stone remains of storage buildings in Hazor built by King Omri or King Ahab |
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Mud bricks of the Canaanites palace/temple in Hazor. |
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Detail of the remains of the Canaanite palace/temple in Hazor |
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Mud bricks of the Canaanite palace in Hazor that were burnt by Joshua in Joshua 11:13 |
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Inside one of Herod's cisterns on Herodian. |
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On top of Herodion with the remains of the East Tower and the courtyard |
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The Retaining Walls of Jericho |
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Stone base of Jericho's city wall and the remains of the residences built up to that city wall. |
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Mud bricks that remain of the homes in Jericho |
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Looking east over Jericho from the Judean Wilderness |
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3,500 year old mud brick structure along the retaining wall of Jericho |
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Looking over Judean Wilderness, the Jordan River and into Jordan. |
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The Assyrian siege ramp used in 701 BC and the remains of the Lachish city wall that was left standing. |
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The three hanging palaces of Herod on Masada. |
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A view of Masada identifying the
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Stone walls built by Romans to protect their camps of legions at Masada in 73 AD |
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The seven steps leading up to the Canaanite altar in Megiddo. |
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Nob and Jerusalem viewed from High Place of Gibeon |
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NW shore of the Sea of Galilee |
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Baal Berith between
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Temple of Baal-Berith in Shechem. |
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An ancient s tone pillar stands at the sacred site in Shechem |
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Possible location of Tabernacle while at Shiloh |
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Sorek Valley viewed from Beth Shemesh. |
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The Sorek Valley that connects the land of Judah to the Philistine plane (or, Gaza Strip) |
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Zorah as seen from Beth Shemesh looking over the Sorek Valley |
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