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Biblical Archaeology Slide Set
The Land
Northern Galilee and Mountains
Waterfall at Source of Jordan
Waters at Baniyas and Grotto of Pan
Southern Galilee Fields and Mount Tabor
Sea of Galilee and Surrounding Hills
Fishing Boat on Sea of Galilee
Jordan River
Central Hills and Upland Valleys
Judean Wilderness East of Jerusalem
Wadi in the Wilderness
Spring of Jericho
The Dead Sea
Sinai Oasis and Mountains
Mediterranean Coast at Caesarea
Traditional Village/Farming
Culture
Farmers’ Village
Plowing
Sowing
Harvesting
Winnowing Grain
Mortar and Pestle
Grindstone and Mortar Bowls
Baking Oven
Olive Tree
Watchtower in Orchard
Olive Press
Donkey Driven Down Roman Road, Sebaste
Loaves and Fishes
Traditional Pastoral Culture
Bedouin Tent in the Wilderness
Flock at Well Near Cave Sheepfold
Woman Spinning Wool
Weaving on Loom
Tells & Excavation Methods
Neareastern Tell
Aerial View of Tell
Excavation Areas in Grid Plan
Balk Showing Stratigraphy
Small Tools in Use
Smaller Tools in Use
Measuring and Recording
Transit and Range Rod
Uncovering Pottery on Surface
Washing Pottery
Registering Pottery
Restoring Pottery
Drawing Pottery
Building Materials
Mudbricks Being Made
Mudbrick Wall, Tirzah
Mudbrick Wall And Collapse, Gezer
Boulder Wall, Shechem
Ashlar Wall, Samaria
Hellenistic Bossed Masonry, Gezer
Herodian Dressed Masonry, Jerusalem
Architecture
Middle Bronze I Round House, Negev
Reconstructed Roof of Round House
Iron II Four-room House Beersheva
Iron II Pillared Storehouse, Hazor
Iron Age Water Pool and Shaft, Gibeon
Iron II Water Tunnel, Megiddo
Iron II Water Tunnel, Ophel Hill
Roman Theater, Sebaste
Roman Road, Emmaus
Stepped Street, Jerusalem
Walled City of Jerusalem
Streets and Archways in Roman Jerusalem
Scriptorium and Study Rooms, Qumran
Palace at Masada
Fortifications
Neolithic Tower, Jericho
Early Bronze Wall and Towers, Arad
Early Bronze Tower, Arad
Middle Bronze Gate, Tel Dan
Middle Bronze Gate and Walls, Gezer
Early Iron Age Gateway, Gezer
Iron II Gateway, Arad
Iron II Glacis, Beersheva
Hellenistic Round Tower, Samaria
Roman Age Square Tower, Jerusalem
Weapons
Flint Arrowheads
Mold for Bronze Axe Heads
Bronze Blades
Iron Age Slingstones
Iron Arrowheads
Roman Age Catapult Stones
Temples, Altars and Shrines
Early Bronze Age High Place, Megiddo
Middle Bronze High Place, Gezer
Middle Bronze Temple, Shechem
Iron II House Temple, Arad
Iron II Altar, Beersheva
Roman Age Temple, Sebaste
Roman Age Temple Mount, Jerusalem
Idols and Figurines
Neolithic Female Figurine, Horvat Minha
Chalcolithic Female Figurine, Gilath
Three Late Bronze Female Figurines
Late Bronze II Egyptian-style Figurine
Iron I Chair Figure, Ashdod
Iron II Pillar Figure
Hellenistic Female Bust, Akko
Religious Objects
Chalcolithic Bronze Hoard, Nahal Mishmar
Chalcolithic Ram with Goblets, Gilath
Middle Bronze Anthropomorphic Rhyton, Jericho
Iron Age Incense Stand with Musicians, Ashdod
Model of Shrine and “Pillar Astarte” Figurines, Pottery
Persian Period Horses and Riders
Roman Age Menorah on Capital, Capernaum
Roman Age Ark on Capital, Capernaum
Tombs and Coffins
Late Bronze Cave Burial, Gezer
Late Bronze Anthropoid Coffin, Deir el-Balach
Hellenistic “Tomb of Absalom,” Jerusalem
Roman Age Mausoleum, Sebaste
Roman Age Tomb Entrance, Eshkolot
Roman Age Tomb Entrance with Rolling Stone, Jerusalem
Roman Age Ossuaries, Jerusalem
Roman Age Ossuaries Detail View
Scripts and Writing Materials
Late Bronze Cuneiform Writing on Tablet,
Megiddo
Iron Age Alphabetic Script on Tablet, Gezer
Iron Age Moabite Stele, Dibon
Prism of Sennacherib, Nineveh
Iron Age Hebrew Letter on Ostracon, Lachish
Iron Age Hebrew on Officials’ Seals
Iron Age Hebrew Stamped on Jar Handle
Aramaic Inscription on Tomb Plaque, Jerusalem
Greek Incised on Temple Notice, Jerusalem
Hebrew on Parchment Scroll, Qumran
Latin Inscription on Bronze Judea Capta Coin
Pottery and Glass Vessels
Early Bronze Pottery
Middle Bronze I Pottery
Late Bronze I Pottery, Tell El-Ajjul
Late Bronze II Imported Mycenaean Krater, Tel Dan
Iron I Pottery
Iron I Philistine Pottery, Ashdod
Iron II Israelite Pottery
Persian Period Pottery, Tel Halif
Persian Period Imported Greek Vase, Tell Jemmeh
Roman Age Painted Pottery from Jerusalem
Roman Age Terra Sigillata Jug
Roman Period Glass Vessel
Egypt-Sinai-Negev
Sinai Peninsula
Satellite Photograph
Map of Sinai and Negev
Egypt
Pyramids of Giza
Ramesses II Statue
Nile Irrigation Canal at Luxor
Nile at Sunset
Workers’ Ferryboat on the Nile
Gathering Straw and Mud
Brickmaking
Brickmaking and Smelting in Tomb Painting
Tomb Painting (Detail)
Egypt to Mt. Sinai: Route of
the Exodus
Thermal Spring of Hammam Far’aoun
Quail Nets in Northern Sinai
Jebel Serbal from Wadi Feiran
Jebel Serbal
Wadi Feiran (Aerial)
Oasis of Feiran
The “Fjord”
Serabit el-Khadem
Pharaoh Sekhemkhet Relief
Egyptian Goddess Hathor
Hathor Temple
Decorated Stones at Serabit el-Khadem
Inside a Turquoise Mine
Proto-Sinaitic Inscription
Proto-Sinaitic Inscription
Southern Sinai and St.
Catherine’s Monastery
St. Catherine’s Monastery
Monastery and Plain of er-Raha
Monastery and Garden
Monks in Monastery Courtyard
Codex Syrus Sinaiticus (Visible Light Image)
Codex Syrus Sinaiticus (Ultraviolet Image)
Icon of Moses
Burning Bush Mosaic
Transfiguration Mosaic
Charnel House
Chapel and Summit of Jebel Musa
Steps to Summit of Jebel Musa
Sunrise from Jebel Musa
Pilgrim Contemplating Awesome Scenery
Jebel Sufsafeh
Special Features of Sinai
Northern Sinai Desert Namus (Nawamis)
Rock Graffiti
Menorah Graffito
Rock-carvings of Animals
Desert “Kite”
Tih Plateau
Bedouin of Sinai
Bedouin Woman
Woman Carrying Jar
Women Spinning
Coral Island
Kadesh-Barnea
Oasis of Kadesh-Barnea (’Ain el-Qudeirat)
Tell ’Ain el-Qudeirat (Aerial)
Tell ’Ain el-Qudeirat
Negevite Pottery
Negev Fortresses
Oval Fortress at ’Ain Qudeis
’Ain Qudeis Doorway
Mesudat Nahal Aqrav Casemate
Tell el-Kheleifeh
Tell el-Kheleifeh After 1940 Season (Aerial)
Reconstruction Drawing of Two Fortresses
Timna
“King Solomon’s Pillars”
Hathor Temple
Hathor Mask
Gilded Serpent
Faience Leopard Head
Casting Workshop
Mushroom Formations
Timna Valley View
Kuntillet ‘Ajrud
Kuntillet ’Ajrud (Aerial)
Entry to West Building
Inscribed Pithos Fragment
Suckling Calf
Inscribed Stone Bowl
Textile Fragment
Avdat and Kurnub (Mamshit)
Avdat (Aerial)
Northern Byzantine Church, Avdat
Wadi Avdat (Aerial)
Ruins at Kurnub (Mamshit)
Shivta (Sabata)
Church Apse at Shivta
Within a Church at Shivta
Triapsidal Church
Nabatean Pottery
Early Bronze and Iron Age Arad
Early Bronze Age Wall with Tower
Early Bronze Age City (General View)
Model of a House
The Well
Iron Age Fortress
Iron Age Temple
Holy of Holies
Iron Age Altar
Beersheba
Tel Beersheba (Aerial)
Trench Through Fortifications
The Gate and Storehouses
“Governor’s House”
Domestic Dwellings and Perimeter Road
Horned Altar
Tel Masos
Tel Masos (Aerial)
Four-Room House (Detail)
Restored Pillared Wall
Pottery Vessel
Ivory Lion
Be’er Resisim
Be’er Resisim (General View)
Cluster of Circular Buildings (Aerial)
Typical Circular Building
Circular Building (Reconstructed)
Copper Finds
Saddle Quern and Top Stone
Deir el-Balah
Anthropoid Coffin (Partly Excavated)
An Open Coffin
Jewelry of “Romeo” and “Juliet”
Carnelian Seal
Coffins on Display
Naturalistic Coffin Lid
Dead Sea
Salt Formations
“Lunar” Landscape
Cave of the Treasure
Chalcolithic Treasure
Bab edh-Dhra
Bab edh-Dhra (General View)
Bab edh-Dhra Charnel House
Numeira
Numeira (General View)
Broadroom House
Ancient Edom
Wadi Rum
Petra
The Siq
Petra (Aerial)
The Treasury
Colonnaded Street and Temenos Gate
Four Tombs at Petra
The Deir, or Monastery
High Place and Altar Platform
Flora of the Sinai and the
Negev
Acacia Trees in Eastern Sinai
Acacia tortilis
Manna
Date Palm
Flowers in the Negev Highlands
Wormwood Shrubs
Pomegranate
Wild Gourd
Fauna of the Sinai and the
Negev
Oryx
Wild Ass
Gazelle
Addax
Ibex
Ostrich
Hebrew Bible
Geography
Satellite Photograph of the Territory of
Ancient Israel and Neighbors
Map of the Ancient Near East
Map of Biblical Israel
Map of Jerusalem and Environs
Genesis
Gilgamesh Tablet XI
The Ziggurat at Ur
Tel Dan Gate
Ugaritic Relief of the Canaanite God El
Pillars of Salt
Tomb of the Ancestors of Israel at Hebron (Exterior)
Tomb of the Ancestors of Israel at Hebron (Interior)
Circumcision
Beni Hasan (View of Site)
Beni Hasan Mural
Exodus
Brickmaking in Egypt
Nile River
Pharaoh Ramesses II in His Chariot
Mummy of Pharaoh Ramesses II
Merneptah Stela
Aerial View of St. Catherine’s Monastery and Mt. Sinai
Altar of Unworked Stones at Arad
Lejjun Standing Stones
Cherub Throne on Ahiram Sarcophagus
Calf and Shrine from Ashkelon
Bronze Bull Figurine
Storm God on Bull
Numbers
Silver Amulet with Priestly Blessing
Drawing: Detail of The Divine Name on the Silver Amulet
Hazor Standard
Copper Snake from Timna
Deir ‘Alla Text Mentioning Balaam
Cast Images
Cast Images
Deuteronomy
Weights
Joshua
Woman at the Window
Gezer High Place
Shofar on a Stone Relief from Carchemish
Mt. Ebal Installation
Mt. Ebal Installation-Drawing of Site
Mts. Ebal and Gerizim and the Shechem Pass
Judges
Family Tomb Chamber at École Biblique,
Jerusalem
Bone Repository at École Biblique, Jerusalem
Storm God from Assur
Drawing of the Assur Storm God
Kuntillet ‘Ajrud Graffito: Lyre Player
Kuntillet ‘Ajrud Graffito: Lyre Player (drawing)
Taanach Cult Stand
Egyptian Depiction of Philistines from Medinet Habu
Philistine Pottery
Anthropoid Coffins from Deir el-Balah
Four-Room House
Reconstruction Drawing of a Four-Room House
Ruth
Tel Dan: City Gate and Square
1 Samuel
Slinger
Anthropoid Clay Coffin from Beth-Shean
2 Samuel
Weapons of War
Pool of Gibeon
Jerusalem’s Water System: Diagram
Millo Stepped-Stone Structure
Threshing Floor
1 Kings
Gihon Spring
Beer-sheba Altar with Horns
Scene from the Code of Hammurapi
Ivory Plaque from Megiddo with Canaanite Royal Court Scene
Reconstruction of the Jerusalem Temple
Iron Age Temple at ‘Ain Dara
Ground Plan of the ‘Ain Dara Temple
Divine Footprints at ‘Ain Dara
Proto-Aeolic Capital
Temple Tell Ta‘yinat, Syria Excavation
Temple Tell Ta‘yinat Reconstruction Drawing
Ivory Sphinx from Arslan Tash
Phoenician Bronze Wheeled Laver-Stand
Solomonic Urban Architecture: Three Gates (Hazor, Megiddo and Gezer)
Solomonic Gate at Hazor
Solomonic Gate at Gezer
“House of David” Stela
Tel Dan: Sacred Precinct
Shishak Relief at Karnak
Kuntillet ‘Ajrud Graffito: “Yahweh and His Asherah”
Palace of Ahab at Samaria
2 Kings
Mesha Stela Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III
Black Obelisk: Jehu Bowing Before Shalmaneser III
Black Obelisk: Israelites Bringing Tribute
Seal of Shema
Tiglath-pileser III in His Chariot
A Conquered City
Samaria Ivory: Two Lions
Samaria Ivory: Palmette Inlay
Samaria Ivory: Sphinx Inlay
The Siege of Lachish: Fighting from the Tower
The Siege of Lachish: Dead Israelites
The Siege of Lachish: Soldiers and Refugees
The Siege of Lachish: Sennacherib on His Throne
Assyrian Siege Ramp at Lachish
Schematic Plan of Assyrian Siege Ramp and Israelite Counterramp at Lachish
Hezekiah’s Tunnel
Siloam Inscription
Pool of Siloam
Megiddo, Aerial View
Ishtar Gate, Babylon
Jerusalem Defense Tower
Arrowheads Found in Jerusalem
Jerusalem Defensive Wall Near the Gihon Spring
Neo-Babylonian Chronicle
2 Chronicles
Broad Wall on the Western Hill of Jerusalem
Esther
Persepolis Site Shot
Persepolis: Darius on Throne
Darius at Behistun
Persian Drinking Cup
Seal of Persian Man and Woman
Job
Olive Oil Press
Psalms
Cult Stand with Musicians from Ashdod
Woman Playing a Frame Drum
Procession from Kuntillet ‘Ajrud
Monsters
Song of Solomon (Song of
Songs)
City Streets and Squares
Isaiah
Seal Impression of King Ahaz of Judah
Royal Steward Tomb Inscription
Silwan Tombs
Wine Press at Ashkelon
Jeremiah
Pottery
Judean Pillar Figurines
Funerary Sculpture from Palmyra
Ramat Rahel Balustrade
Signet Ring of Shaphat
Seal Impression of Baruch
Lachish Letter II
Ezekiel
Guardian Figures
Judean Coin-Obverse
Judean Coin-Reverse
Phoenician Ship
Daniel
Coin of Antiochus IV-Obverse
Coin of Antiochus IV-Reverse
Amos
Garments Taken in Pledge
Bed of Ivory
Jonah
Sailing Ship Seal
Other
Rosetta Stone
New Testament Archaeology
Hellenized Palestine
Map of Herodian Palestine
Amman, Theater
Gerasa, South Theater and Forum
Gerasa, Forum and Colonnaded Street
Gerasa, Temple of Artemis
Palmyra, General View
Palmyra, Colonnaded Street
Herod’s Building Projects
Caesarea Maritima, Northern Harbor
Caesarea Maritima, Southern Harbor
Caesarea Maritima, Cardo
Caesarea Maritima, Aqueduct
Sebaste, Hellenistic Tower
Sebaste, Forum
Herodian Jericho, Palace
Herodian Jericho, Frigidarium
Herodium, General View
Herodium, Summit
Herodium, Interior
Masada
Herodian Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Aerial View of Temple Mount
Herod’s Temple and Courts: Holyland Hotel Model
Temple Precinct Notice
“Straight Joint” in Temple Mount, East Wall
Close-Up of “Straight Joint,” Temple Mount East Wall
“Solomon’s Stables”
Southwest Corner of Temple Mount
Huge Blocks in Herodian Temple Mount Walls
“Robinson’s Arch”
“Robinson’s Arch” Stairway: Architect’s Drawing
“Place of Trumpeting” Inscription
“Wilson’s Arch”
Broad Stairs Along South Wall of Temple Mount
Triple Huldah Gate
Excavations Outside South Wall of Temple Mount
Herod’s Western Fortress: Holyland Hotel Model
Phasael Tower
Fortress of Antonia: Holyland Hotel Model
Mosaic Floor in Herodian House
Aristocratic Objects from Herodian Jerusalem
Jerusalem Painted Pottery
“Hezekiah’s Pool” Reservoir
Menorah Graffito
Qumran
Qumran, Viewed from Cave
Qumran, Aerial View
Qumran, Cave Interior
Qumran Caves Four and Five
Qumran, Cistern Steps with Earthquake Fault
Jesus’s Birth and Preparation
Bethlehem, From Shepherds’ Fields
Bethlehem, Aerial View of Church of Nativity
Church of Nativity, Nave
Church of Nativity, Grotto
Jerusalem, Mikveh next to Temple Entrance
Nazareth, Church of the Annunciation
Jordan River, Traditional Place of John’s Baptizing
Mount of Temptation
Aerial View of Judean Wilderness
Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee
Sea of Galilee Shores
Mount of Beatitudes
Capernaum, Aerial View of Synagogue and Excavations
Capernaum, Synagogue
Chorazin, Synagogue
Chorazin Synagogue Decoration Detail
Chorazin Decorated Pillar
Upper Jordan River and Sea of Galilee
Caesarea Philippi, Idol Niches
Mount Tabor
Jesus in Jerusalem
The Jericho-Jerusalem Road
Jerusalem, Pool of Bethesda
Jerusalem, Pool of Siloam
Bethany, Tomb of Lazarus
Silver Denarius
Lepton, “Widow’s Mite”
The Events of Holy Week
Temple Precinct and Mount of Olives
Mount of Olives, Dominus Flevit Church
House of the Last Supper, Exterior
Room of Last Supper
Mount of Olives, Western Slope
Garden of Gethsemane
Traditional “Rock of Agony”
Arch of Gate Beneath Golden Gate
Golden Gate: View from Outside City
Peter in Gallicantu
Peter in Gallicantu, Bedrock Chambers from the Time of Jesus
Peter in Gallicantu, Cellared Rooms
“Lithostrotos” Pavement in Sisters of Zion Basement
Dice Game Graffito, Sisters of Zion Pavement
Via Dolorosa
Crucifixion Evidence from Jerusalem
Church of the Holy Sepulchre, South Entrance
Rock of Calvary
Cenotaph in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Tomb of Jesus, Interior
Chapel of St. Helena
Rock Quarry at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Aerial View of Jerusalem from Southeast
Damascus Gate at Night
Sukenik-Mayer Wall Segment
Gordon’s “Golgotha”
Garden Tomb
Tomb Entrance with Rolling Stone
Dome of the Ascension on the Mount of Olives
The First Christians: From
Jerusalem to Antioch
Jerusalem, Temple Mount and Valley of
Jehoshaphat
Jerusalem,“St. Stephen’s Gate”
Roman Road in Syrian Wilderness
Damascus “Street Called Straight”
St. Paul’s Chapel and Window in Damascus Wall
The Treasury at Petra
Tarsus, “Cleopatra’s Gate”
Antioch of Syria, Early Christian Church
Map of the Eastern Mediterranean
Paul’s First Missionary
Journey: Cyprus and Asia Minor
Antioch’s Port at Seleucia
Salamis, Monastery of St. Barnabas
Cyprus, Southern Coastline near Paphos
Perge, Main Street
Lake Egridir in Pisidia
Antioch in Pisidia, Roman Aqueduct
Roman Bridge at Cendere
Coin of Lystra
Plains of Lycaonia
Antalya, Perge’s Harbor
Paul’s Second Missionary
Journey: From Troas to Greece
Taurus Mountains
Cilician Gates
Excavations at Troy
Kavalla, Harbor of Roman Neapolis
Philippi
Philippi, Forum and Christian Basilica
Philippi, Paul’s Prison
The Egnatian Way at Philippi
Thessalonica, Arch of Galerius
Athens, Acropolis at Night
Athens, Acropolis from the Agora
Athens, Stoa of Attalos Colonnade
Athens, Roman Agora
Athens, Acropolis
Athens, Aerial View of Acropolis
Athens, Parthenon
Athens, Areopagus
Corinth: Strategic City for
Paul
Corinth Canal
Corinth, Diolkos and Canal
Corinth, Temple of Apollo
Corinth, Forum and Lechaion Road
Corinth, Votive Offerings from Asklepieion
Erastus Inscription
Corinth, Bema
Paul’s Third Missionary
Journey: Ephesus Becomes a New Base
Ephesus, Harbor Road and Theater
Ephesus, Temple of Artemis
Ephesus, Statue of Artemis
Ephesus, Street of the Curetes
Ephesus, Temple of Hadrian
Ephesus, Library of Celsus
“A Prisoner For Christ”-Paul’s
Travels in Chains
Roman Merchant Ship, Stone Relief
Crete, Fair Havens Harbor
Via Appia
Rome, the Forum
Rome, Colosseum from Forum
Rome, Mamertine Prison
Christians Under Persecution
Bust of Nero
Rome, Colosseum Exterior
Rome, Colosseum Interior
Catacomb of Priscilla
Catacomb of Marcellino and Pietro
Catacombs, Fresco of Jonah
Catacombs, Moses at the Rock
Catacomb, Via Latino Raising of Lazarus
Depiction of Christ as Apollo
Christian Symbol of the Chi Rho
Patmos with Monastery of St. John the Theologian
Cappadocia, Cave Churches
Cappadocia, Cave Church Interior
Contemporaneous Judaism
Jerusalem, the Burnt House
Spearhead in Jewish Quarter House
“Judaea Capta” Coin
Arch of Titus, Rome
Arch of Titus, Detail
Tumbled Blocks from Temple Mount
Masada, Synagogue
Theodotus Synagogue Inscription
Sardis, Gymnasium Alongside Synagogue
Hammath-Tiberias, Mosaic Synagogue Floor
Nabratein, Synagogue Ark
Supplemental New Testament
Archaeology
Researches in the Galilee
Region
Sepphoris—Cosmopolitan City Near
Jesus’ Hometown
Sepphoris, View from Nazareth
Roman Theater and Tower on the Acropolis
Exquisite Woman’s Portrait on Mosaic Floor
Complete Mosaic Floor with Woman’s Portrait
Mosaic Floor with Nile Scene
Mosaic Floor, Personification of Egypt and Nilometer
Mosaic Floor, Alexandria City Gate and Pharos Lighthouse
Mosaic Floor, Fisherman at the Nile River
Capernaum
Capernaum Synagogue, Aerial View
Plan of Synagogue and 1981 Trenches
Capernaum, First-Century Building Remains
Magdala, First-Century Synagogue, Reconstruction
Magdala, First-Century Synagogue, Plan
Gamla, First-Century Synagogue
Ports on the Sea of Galilee
Sea of Galilee, Map
Gergesa Harbor
Susita (Hippos) Harbor
Gennesar Harbor
Tabgha, Harbor of St. Peter
The Sea of Galilee “Jesus
Boat”
First-Century Galilee Boat Refloated
Galilee Boat, Excavation
Galilee Boat in Conservation Tank
Magdala, First-Century Boat Mosaic
Researches in Jerusalem
The Search for King Herod’s Tomb
Herodium, Aerial View
Herodium, Palace and Tower
Greater Herodium, Plan
Herodium, Lower Terrace “Monumental Building”
Traditional Herod’s Family Tomb, Entrance
Sarcophagus from Traditional Herod’s Family Tomb
Newly Proposed Herod’s Family Tomb, Wall
Herod’s Winter Palace at Jericho, Opus Reticulatum
Tomb of Augustus, Reconstruction
Herod’s Family Tomb, Reconstruction
Researching the Appearance of
Herod’s Temple Mount
Southern Extension of Temple Mount,
Reconstruction
Monumental Walls at Tomb of Abraham
Coins for the Temple Tax
The Gate of the Essenes
Three Superimposed Sills in Gate of the Essenes
Complex
Threshold of Gate with Sewage Channel
Street inside Gate
Ossuary of the High Priest
Caiaphas
Jewish Ossuaries of the First Century C.E.
Caiaphas’ Tomb, Entrance and Main Chamber
“Caiaphas” Ossuary in Tomb Niche
“Caiaphas” Ossuary
“Caiaphas” Ossuary, Narrow Side with Inscription
“Caiaphas” Ossuary, Narrow-Side Inscription, Transcription and Translation
“Caiaphas” Ossuary, Back Side with Inscription
“Caiaphas” Ossuary, Back-Side Inscription, Transcription and Translation
Second “Caiaphas” Ossuary, Inscription
Second “Caiaphas” Ossuary Inscription, Transcription
“Miriam Daughter of Simon” Ossuary Inscription
“Miriam Daughter of Simon” Inscription, Transcription
Pilate’s Name on Caesarea Inscription
The Field of Blood Cemetery (Alkeldama)
Onuphrius Monastery and Early Tombs
Attic Door Tomb Entrance
Tomb Chamber with Elaborate Doorways and Ceiling
Akeldama Tomb 1, Chamber C Loculi
Ariston Tomb, Stone Door to Chamber
Ariston Tomb, Chamber with Arcosolia
The Church of the Apostles—A
First-Century Christian Synagogue?
Traditional Tomb of David at Cenacle
Reused Herodian Blocks in Synagogue South Wall
Upper Room (Cenacle)
Pelican Capital in Crusader Cenacle
Basilica of St. Pudentiana, Mosaic Showing Church of the Apostles
Plan of Church of the Apostles and Crusader Church of Mary
The Cave Church of Gethsemane
Garden of Gethsemane
Cave of Gethsemane
Cave of Gethsemane, Detail of Floor Phases
Researches on Ancient Manuscripts
The Dead Sea Scrolls
The “Son of God” Fragment (4Q246)
The “Pierced Messiah” Fragment (4Q285)
The “Beatitudes” Fragment (4Q525)
New Biblical Manuscript Discovery
at St. Catherine’s Monastery
New Leaves from the Codex Sinaiticus
Desert Monasteries
Monasteries in Southern Sinai
St. Catherine’s Monastery
Southern Sinai Monastic Compound, Plan
Monasteries in the Judean
Wilderness (Laura Type)
Pharan—The Beginnings of a Movement
Pharan Monastery, Cells and Central Complex
Douka Monastery (Deir Quarantal), Mount of Temptation
Gerasimus Monastery
Mar Saba, the Great Laura
Mar Saba Hermitage No. 29
Mar Saba Hermitage No. 29, Section
Monasteries in the Judean
Wilderness (Coenobitic Type)
Theodosius Monastery—The Move to Community
St. Martyrius Monastery, Aerial View
St. Martyrius Monastery, Overview of Ruins
St. Martyrius Monastery, Refectory Mosaic Floor
St. Martyrius Monastery, Refectory Mosaic Floor Panel
St. Martyrius Monastery, Refectory Column Capital
St. Martyrius Monastery, Kitchen Floor Mosaic
St. Martyrius Monastery, Chapel of the Three Priests Mosaic
St. Martyrius Monastery, Drawing
Choziba Monastery (St. George’s)—A Combined Laura and Coenobium
Choziba Monastery, Hermit Cell
Choziba Monastery, Charnel Cave with Skulls
Khirbet ed-Deir Monastery, Overview
Khirbet ed-Deir Monastery, Burial Cave Chapel
Recently Discovered Byzantine
Churches
Churches in Jerusalem
Monastery of the Cross, General View
Monastery of the Cross, Byzantine Mosaic Floor
Churches in the North
Church at Kursi (Gergesa), General View
Church at Kursi, Close-Up
Church at Khirbet el-Beiyudat, General View
Church at Khirbet el-Beiyudat, Bema Mosaic Inscription
Churches in the South
Church at Horvat Beit Loya, General View
Church at Horvat Beit Loya, North Aisle Mosaic
Church at Horvat Be’er-shema, Man and Donkey Mosaic
Church at Kissufim, Mosaic Floor
Church at Kissufim, Mosaic of Lion Attacking Bull
Galilee Archaeology
General Views
Sea of Galilee
Boats on the Sea of Galilee
Tiberias
Plain of Jezreel
Mt. Carmel, the Muckraka
Mt. Tabor
Mt. Tabor
Jordan River
Mt. Hermon
Near the Acco-Safed Road
Waterfall in Upper Galilee
Nahal Dalioth
Yarmuk River
Before the Hebrews
Mt. Carmel Caves
Chalcolithic Burial Urn
Yiftael, House Foundations
Stone Circles in the Golan
Natufian Carved Bone
Stone Dolmen
Burial at Achzib
Nahariya “Horned Goddess” Mold
Iron Age, Persian and
Hellenistic Periods (1200—63 B.C.E.)
Hazor, Aerial View
Hazor, Shrine of the Stelae
Hazor, Cult Mask
Upper City of Hazor
Megiddo, Aerial View
Megiddo, Lion Seal
Megiddo, Ivory Plaque
Megiddo, Ivory Winged Bes
Megiddo, Horned Altars
Megiddo, Water Tunnel
Megiddo, Silo
Megiddo, Canaanite Outdoor Altar
Dor, Aerial View
Dor, Persian Period Figurines
Dor, Sculpture of Head
Dor, Hellenistic Street
Dor, Head of Bes
Dan, High Place
Dan, Model of Middle Bronze Gate
Dan, Steps Leading to Middle Bronze Gate
The Dancer from Dan
Inscription Identifying Dan
Dan, Paved Street
Dan, Platform at City Gate
Dan, Scepter Head
Early Roman and Herodian
Periods (63 B.C.E.-70 C.E.)
Banyas (Ancient Paneas)
Cliffs of Arbel
Gamla, General View
Gamla, Closer View
Gamla, Synagogue
Gamla, Two Lamps and a Bowl
Gamla, Bronze Fibulae
Gamla, Arrowheads
Gamla, Ballista Stones
Gamla, Scale Armor
Gamla, Lead Weights, Rings, Pendants
Roman Period (70—324 C.E.)
Hippos/Susita
Hippos/Susita, Main Street
Hippos/Susita Rocks with Holes
Kedesh, Roman Temple
First-Century Mosaic Boat
Boat from Sea of Galilee
Beth Shearim, Catacombs
Beth Shearim Catacomb Courtyard
Beth Shearim Menorah Sarcophagus
Beth Shearim Catacomb 20
Beth Shearim Mask Sarcophagus
Beth Shearim “Eagle” Sarcophagus
Beth Shearim Menorah Catacomb
Tell Beth-Shean Aerial View
Beth-Shean View of Lower City
Beth-Shean Roman Street
Beth-Shean, Steps
Beth-Shean, Roman Theater
Beth-Shean, Pillared Street
Beth-Shean, Mosaic Portrait
Byzantine Period (324—640 C.E.)
Hammath Gader General View
Hammath Gader Hot Springs
Hammath Tiberias Synagogue
Hammath Tiberias Synagogue Mosaic
Hammath Tiberias Mosaic, Zodiac
Hammath Tiberias Mosaic Personification of Spring
Hammath Tiberias Mosaic, Helios
Hammath Tiberias Torah Shrine
Capernaum, Aerial View
Capernaum, Synagogue Portal
Capernaum Corinthian Capital
Capernaum, Synagogue and Steps
Capernaum, Flour Grinder
Capernaum, Synagogue Detail
Capernaum, View of Greek Excavations
Capernaum, Simon Peter’s House
Chorazin, Aerial View
Chorazin, Stone Carving
Chorazin, Medusa Head
Chorazin, Synagogue Portals
Chorazin, Synagogue Interior
Chorazin, Throne of Moses
Meroth (Marous) Synagogue
Meroth, Mosaic
Kursi, General View
Kursi, Greek Mosaic
Sepphoris, Site View
Sepphoris Mosaic, Detail
Sepphoris Mosaic Processional
Sepphoris Mosaic, Portrait
Sepphoris, Bronze Prometheus
Mt. Meiron and Nahal Amud
Meiron, Synagogue
Nabratein, General View
Nabratein, Synagogue Lintel
Nabratein, Pediment of Stone Ark
Baram, General View
Tabgha, Restoring the Mosaic
Tabgha Mosaic Loaves and Fishes
Tabgha Mosaic Bird and Asp
Tabgha Mosaic, Ducks
Beth Alpha the Binding of Isaac
Beth Alpha, Zodiac Mosaic
Beth Alpha, Torah Shrine
Qatzrin, View of Synagogue
Crusader Period (1099—1291 C.E.)
Belvoir Castle Aerial View
Belvoir, Crusader Architecture
Montfort Castle
Nimrod Castle
Nimrod, Fortifications
Acre (Acco) Crusader Refectory
Acre, Turkish Walls
Acre, Turkish Aqueduct
Acco (Acre), Hellenistic Stone Mold of Helios
Horns of Hattin
Churches Commemorating
Christian Events
Nazareth, Aerial View
Nazareth, Church of the Annunciation
Cana Churches
Tabgha, Sanctuary of the Primacy
Tabgha, Sanctuary Interior
Mt. Tabor, Church of the Transfiguration
Animals in the Huleh
Nutria
Water Buffalo
Jerusalem Archaeology
Aerial Views and Maps of
Jerusalem
Fish-Eye Aerial View of Jerusalem
Aerial View from South
Aerial Detail of Ophel Hill and Temple Mount
Map: Jerusalem from the Jebusites to Hezekiah
Map: Jerusalem from Nehemiah to the Herods
Map: Jerusalem of Hadrian
Map: Jerusalem of Constantine
Map: Jerusalem of Mohammed
Map: Jerusalem of the Crusaders
Early Jerusalem Until the
Babylonian Destruction (18th—6th Centuries B.C.E.)
Ophel Hill from the East
Closer View of Ophel Hill from the East
JA11A: Close-Up of Jebusite Wall
JA11B: Steps Leading to Israelite House
Ophel Hill: The Stepped-Structure
JA12A: Walls on Ophel Hill
Proto-Aeolic Capital
“Royal Tombs” and Roman Quarry on Ophel Hill
“Royal Tomb” on Ophel Hill
Gihon Spring
Entrance Steps to Gihon Spring
“Warren’s Shaft”: Cross-Section Drawing
“Warren’s Shaft”: Vertical Segment
“Warren’s Shaft”: Sloping Tunnel
“Warren’s Shaft”: Vaulted Entrance Chamber
Hezekiah’s Tunnel
Siloam Pool
Hezekiah’s Tunnel: Place of Join
Hezekiah’s Tunnel: Siloam Inscription
Plan of Hezekiah’s Tunnel
Excavations West of Temple Mount
Israelite City Wall in Jewish Quarter
Israelite Tomb Antechamber
Israelite Tomb Burial Chamber
Israelite Tomb Repository
Amulet Containing the Divine Name
Divine Name on Jerusalem Amulet
Fertility Figurine from Israelite Jerusalem
Tower in Israelite Wall
Arrowheads from Babylonian Destruction, 586 B.C.E.
Jerusalem from the Exile
Through the Hasmoneans (5th—1st Centuries B.C.E.)
Nehemiah’s Tower, Wall and Glacis on Ophel Hill
JA37A: Close-Up of Nehemiah’s Wall
Hellenistic Tombs in Kidron Valley
Tomb of “Absalom”
Inscription from Tomb of Mattathias
Hasmonean Wall beneath Later Western Wall
Jerusalem of Herod (37—4 B.C.E.)
Herod’s Western Fortress: Holyland Hotel Model
Phasael Tower
Fortress of Antonia: Holyland Hotel Model
Herod’s Temple and Courts: Holyland Hotel Model
Herod’s Temple: Dura-Europos Synagogue Fresco
Temple Precinct Notice
Herod’s Enlarged Temple Mount
“Seam” in Eastern Temple Mount Wall
Close-Up of “Seam” in Eastern Temple Mount Wall
“Solomon’s Stables”
Southwest Corner of Temple Mount
Huge Blocks in Herod’s Temple Walls
“Robinson’s Arch”
“Robinson’s Arch” Stairway: Architect’s Drawing
“Place of Trumpeting” Inscription
“Wilson’s Arch”
Broad Stairs along South Wall of Temple Mount
Triple Huldah Gates
Excavations Outside South Wall of Temple Mount
Mosaic Floor in Herodian House
Aristocratic Objects from Herodian Jerusalem
Jerusalem Painted Pottery
“Hezekiah’s Pool” Reservoir
Menorah Graffito
Theodotus Synagogue Inscription
Jerusalem of Jesus and the
Zealots (63 B.C.E.—70 C.E.)
Garden of Gethsemane
Traditional Rock of Agony
View of Golden Gate and Jerusalem from Mount of Olives
“Lithostrotos” Pavement in Sisters of Zion Basement
Dice Game Graffito, Sisters of Zion Pavement
Via Dolorosa
Covered Street in the Old City
Aerial View of Jerusalem from Southeast
Damascus Gate at Night
Sukenik-Mayer Wall Segment
Gordon’s “Golgotha”
Garden Tomb
“Tomb of the Kings” Façade
“Tomb of the Kings” Entrance with Rolling Stone
“Tomb of the Kings” Interior View
Ossuaries from a Roman Age Tomb
Ossuary of “Simon the Temple Builder”
Coin of the First Jewish Revolt
Coin with Bust of Titus
Spearhead in Jewish Quarter House
“Judea Capta” Coins
Arch of Titus, Rome
Arch of Titus: Detail
Tumbled Blocks from Temple Mount
Jerusalem of Hadrian (130—325
C.E.)
Statue of Hadrian
Aelia Capitolina Coin
Bar Kokhba Coins Showing Temple
Bar Kokhba Coins with Trumpets and Lyre
Madaba Map of Jerusalem
Excavations beneath Damascus Gate
Roman Remains below Damascus Gate
Cardo
Cardo Pavement
Lithograph of Hadrianic Arch
Ecce Homo Arch
Hadrianic Arch in Convent Chapel
Jerusalem of Constantine
(325—638 C.E.)
Coin of Constantine
Coin of Queen Helena
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Cenotaph of the Anastasis
Tomb of Jesus, Interior
Chapel of St. Helena
Pilgrim Ship Graffito
Gold Ring Depicting Holy Sepulchre
Nea Church: Vaulted Foundations
Nea Church: Inscription
Golden Gate: View from Outside City
Golden Gate: View from Temple Mount
Western Wall of Temple Mount
Isaiah Inscription
Jerusalem of Mohammed
(638—1099 C.E.)
Aerial View of Temple Mount/Haram Esh Sharif
Dome of the Rock
Dome of the Rock: Close View
Dome of the Rock: Interior View
Dome of the Rock: Interior of Dome
Dome of the Rock: Fish-Eye Interior View
Dome of the Spirits
El Aqsa Mosque
Jerusalem of the Crusaders
(1099—1187 C.E.)
Citadel of the Crusaders
Citadel at Night
Church of Holy Sepulchre: Crusader South Entrance
Church of the Holy Sepulchre: Detail of Entrance
Church of the Holy Sepulchre: Interior of Crusader Church
Church of the Holy Sepulchre: Medieval Graffiti
Crusader Period Coins
Church of St. Anne next to Pool of Bethesda
Church of St. Anne: Detail of Exterior
Church of St. Anne: Interior
Tomb of the Virgin Façade
Dome of the Ascension
Temple Mount Showing Western Wall
Western Wall, Place of Prayer
Dead Sea Scrolls
The Setting
Journey from Jerusalem
Farther into the Judean Desert
Sea Level Sign
Traditional Place of John’s Baptisms
Dead Sea
Water Level Mark, Dead Sea
’Ain Feshkha Spring
Building Remains at ’Ain Feshkha
Ras Feshkha
Khirbet Mazin
Discovery and Acquisition
Cave 1, General View, Limestone Cliffs
Cave 1, Close-up View, Outside
Cave 1, View from Inside
Qumran Pottery Vessels
Bedouin Discoverers of Cave 1
Antiquities Dealer “Kando”
Eleazar L. Sukenik
Yigael Yadin and James Biberkraut
Metropolitan Samuel
Wall Street Journal Advertisement
Shrine of the Book, Exterior
Shrine of the Book, Interior
The First Scrolls
First Isaiah Scroll (1QIsaa)
Second Isaiah Scroll (1QIsab)
Genesis Apocryphon (lQapGen)
Habakkuk Commentary (lQpHab)
Manual of Discipline (1QS)
Thanksgiving Psalms (1QH)
War Scroll (1QM)
The Excavations at Qumran
Qumran Terrace and Settlement, Viewed from
Nearby Cave
Qumran Settlement and Wadi, General View
Father Roland de Vaux
Qumran Settlement, Aerial View
The Qumran Water System
Round Cistern
Wadi Qumran, View to Dead Sea
Wadi Qumran, View to Floor
Water Channel, Upper End
Water Tunnel and Channel
Water Channel on Terrace
Covered Water Channel
Rectangular Cistern
Mikveh
Cistern Showing Fault Line
Juglet and Silver Coins
The Qumran Buildings
Dining Hall
Pantry, View from Dining Hall
De Vaux with Pots in Pantry
Scriptorium, Study Room and Library/Storage Room
Scriptorium
Scriptorium. Writing Table and Bench
Inkwells
Study Room Benches
Study Room Wall Niche, Interior View
Study Room Wall Niche, Detail
Study Room Wall Niche, Exterior View
Library/Storage Room
Stairway to Upper Floor
Pottery Kiln
Cemetery
Column Bases
Tower
Tower Glacis
Plan of Qumran Community
The Caves
Map of Cave Locations
Caves 4 and 5, View from Wadi Floor
Cave 4, View from Qumran Community
Cave 4, Excavators’ New Entrance
Cave 4, View to Dead Sea
Cave 4, Interior
Cave 3 (Copper Scroll Cave)
Cave 11 (Temple Scroll Cave)
Caves Excavated by Vendyl Jones
The Scrollery, Preservation and
Research
Rockefeller Museum
The Scrollery
Fathers de Vaux and Milik with G. L. Harding
Father Milik Examining Fragments
John Strugnell
Frank Moore Cross, Jr.
John Allegro
International Research Team
Working with Fragments
Hebrew Fragment
Paleo-Hebrew Fragment
Greek Fragment
Leather Fragment
Papyrus Fragment
Isaiah Scroll Column
Name of the Deity in Paleo-Hebrew
“Lost” Fragment of Samuel
Damage Shown on Rolled Scroll
Damage Shown on Unrolled Scroll
Phylactery
Two Unique Scrolls
Copper Scroll, As Found
Cutting the Copper Scroll
Copper Scroll, Single Strip
Copper Scroll on Display
Enhanced Copper Scroll
Temple Scroll
Joseph Uhrig, “Mr. Z”
Temple Scroll, Plan of Jerusalem Temple
Plan Compared to Temple Mount
The Publishing Bottleneck
Geza Vermes
Hershel Shanks
Strugnell with “Fleas” on Cover of BAR
Emanuel Tov
Fragments of 4QMMT
Elisha Qimron
Qumran Connections … with
Christians? … with Zealots?
“Pierced Messiah” Fragment (4Q285)
Enhanced View of “Pierced Messiah” Fragment
“Son of God” Fragment (4Q246)
“Messiah Apocalypse” Fragment (4Q521)
Greek Fragment from Mark? (7Q5)
Masada, Aerial View
Masada Synagogue
“Songs of the Sabbath Sacrifice” Fragment, Masada
Manuscript Discoveries near the Dead Sea
Archaeology and Religion
The Gods
Gods Before Israel
Horvat Minha Neolithic Female Figurine
Sha’ar ha-Golan, Neolithic Female Figurine
Golan, Chalcolithic Figurine Ritual Stand
Gilath, Chalcolithic Female Figurine
Nahariya, Middle Bronze Age Female Statuette
Gezer, Middle Bronze Age Female Pendants
Late Bronze Age Stylized Female Figurines
Tel Halif, Nude Figurine
Bronze Statuette of Ba’al
Ashkelon, Middle Bronze Age Silver Calf
Hazor, Late Bronze Age Basalt Seated God
Hazor, Late Bronze Age Stele with Lunar Symbol
Serabit el-Khadem Egyptian Goddess Hathor
Beth-Shean Head of Hathor
Megiddo, Late Bronze Age Ivory Bes
Gods of Ancient Israel and Its
Neighbors
Timna, Gilded Serpent
Ashdod “Ashdoda” Chair Figure
Tel Batash, Iron Age I “Cyrano” Male Head
Israelite “High Place” Bronze Bull
Kuntillet ’Ajrud Portrayal of Israel’s God(s)?
Kuntillet ’Ajrud, Drawing of Pithos Figures
Iron Age Pillar Figurines (Representing Asherah?)
Jerusalem, Terra-cotta Horse with Sun Disc
Tel Batash, Iron Age II Female Figurine Mold
Gods of the Late Biblical
Periods
Dor, Persian-Period Phoenician Fertility
Figurine Mold
Dor, Persian Period “Maternal” Astarte Figurines
Tel Dor, Phoenician Baal-as-Zeus Head
Dor Bone Amulet of Bes
Caesarea Philippi Cave of Pan
Ashkelon, Osiris Bronze Figurine
Ephesus Cult Statue of Artemis
Caesarea Maritima Ephesian Artemis
Rome, Fresco of Christ as Moses Bringing Water from the Rock
Rome, Fresco of Christ as Good Shepherd
Rome, Mosaic of Christ as Sun-god
Altars and High Places
Pre-Israelite Altars, High Places
and Standing Stones
Megiddo, High Place Altar
Gezer, High Place
Hazor, Standing Stones
Serabit el-Khadem, Hathor Temple Standing Stones
Tirzah, Pillar
Shechem, Pillar (Joshua’s “Stone of Witness”?)
Israelite and Later Altars
Mt. Ebal, Altar
Mt. Ebal Altar, Artist’s Reconstruction
Tel Dan, High Place
Beer-Sheva, Horned Altar
Arad, House Temple Altar
Petra, Nabatean High-Place Altar
Petra, Nabatean High-Place Round Altar
Rome, Fresco of Early Christian Altar-Stand
Temples, Synagogues and
Churches
Temples Before Israel
Ein-Gedi, Chalcolithic Cultic Enclosure
Hazor, Three-Room Canaanite Temple
Timna, Midianite Hathor Temple
Tell Qasile Philistine Temple
Temples of Israel
Jerusalem, Solomon’s Temple (Howland-Garber
Model)
Arad, House Temple
Arad, House Temple Holy of Holies
Kuntillet ’Ajrud Wilderness Shrine
Jerusalem Herod’s Temple Mount (Drawing)
Jerusalem Herod’s Temple (Model)
Jerusalem Temple Depicted on Second Revolt Coin
Hebron Machpelah Shrine
Later Non-Israelite Temples
Horvat Qitmit Edomite Shrine
Mt. Gerizim Samaritan Temple Site
Petra, Nabatean Temple of Dhu-Shara
Sebaste, Herod’s Temple to Augustus
Mt. Gerizim Hadrian’s Temple to Zeus
Caesarea Maritima Mithraeum Vault
Caesarea Maritima Mithraeum Medallion
Synagogues
Masada, Synagogue
Herodium, Synagogue
Capernaum Early Basilica Synagogue
Chorazin, Early Basilica Synagogue
Qatzrin Reversed-Basilica Synagogue
Meroth Two-phase Synagogue
Shema Broadhouse Synagogue
Hammath Tiberias Synagogue Floor Mosaic
Beth Alpha, Synagogue Zodiac Mosaic
Beth Alpha Binding of Isaac Mosaic
Ma’on, Synagogue Mosaic
Christian Churches
Rome, Fresco of Early Eucharist Meal
Capernaum, Octagonal Church and House Shrine
Jerusalem, Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Madaba, Map of Jerusalem & Holy Sepulchre Church
Jerusalem, Church of the Holy Sepulchre Anastasis
Eboda (Avdat) Basilica Church
Corinth, Church Templon Slab
Sardis, Church at Temple of Artemis
Kursi, “Swine Miracle” Basilica Church
Tabgha, Church Mosaic of Loaves and Fishes
Wadi Qilt St. George’s Monastery
Sinai St. Catherine’s Monastery
Um er-Rasas, Church of St. Stephen Mosaic Floor
Um er-Rasas Jerusalem Mosaic
Installations for Water
Immersion
Jerusalem, Mikveh South of Temple Mount
Masada, Mikveh (Aerial View)
Qumran, Mikveh or Cistern
Subeita, South Church Baptistery
Ephesus, Church of St. John Baptistery
Objects Used in Worship
Small Altars and Incense Shovels
Megiddo Horned Incense Altar
Ekron, Horned Altars
Tel Dan, Lishkah Altar
Tel Dan, Incense Shovels
Cult Stands
Shiloh, Ceramic Cult Stand
Beth-Shean, Ceramic Cult Stand with Serpents
Tel Nami Bronze Cult Stand
Tell Qasile, Philistine Ceramic Cult Stands
Ashdod, Ceramic Cult Stand with Musicians
Taanach, Cult Stand
Cyprus, Wheeled Brazier
Cult Vessels
Gilath, Ram with Goblets
Jericho Anthropomorphic Rhyton
Nahariya Seven-cupped Vessels
Kuntillet ’Ajrud Inscribed Stone Bowl
Byzantine Christian Silver Chalice
Standards and Scepters
Nahal Mishmar Copper Hoard
Hazor, Silver-Plated Cult Standard
Tel Nami, Bronze and Ivory Scepters
Jerusalem, Ivory Pomegranate Scepter Head
Jerusalem, Pomegranate Inscription (Close-up)
Jerusalem, Drawing of Scepter Inscription
Tel Dan, Bronze and Silver Scepter
Cult Masks
Dayan Collection Stone Mask
Hazor, Ceramic Cult Mask
Timna, Hathor Mask
Objects Used in Divination
Animal Bones Used as Lots
Assyrian Puru Lot
Votives and Amulets
Persian Period Horses and Riders
Jerusalem, Amulet Containing the Divine Name
Jerusalem, Amulet Unrolled
Jerusalem, Drawing of Amulet Inscription
The Temple Ark and Synagogue
Arks
Khorsabad Palace “Cherub”
Capernaum, Synagogue Wheeled Ark
Beth Alpha Synagogue Ark Mosaic
Nabratein, Synagogue Ark Pediment
Temple and Synagogue Menorahs
Jericho Mosaic of Menorah
Jerusalem, Temple Menorah Graffito
Rome, Arch of Titus Relief of Jerusalem Temple Menorah
Beth She’arim Sarcophagus Menorah Relief
Hammath Tiberias Synagogue Mosaic Menorahs
Roman Gold Glass Depiction of Arks and Menorahs
Mesopotamian Archaeology
Geography
Mt. Ararat
Euphrates River
City-States and Kingdoms of The
Third Millennium B.C.E.
Gods and Kings
Ziggurat of King Ur-Nammu
Vulture Stela of Eannatum of Lagash
Vulture Stela, Detail of Ningirsu
UR (2600—2350 B.C.E.)
The Standard of Ur
The Standard of Ur, Detail of King
Lyre, the Royal Cemetery
Goat in a Thicket
Gold and Lapis Dagger and Sheath
Akkadian Dynasty (2340—2190
B.C.E.)
Sculpted Head of Akkadian Ruler
Sculpted Profile of Akkadian Ruler
Victory Stela of Naram-Sin
Cylinder Seal with Mythological Figures
Gudea Of Lagash
Gudea the Architect
Gudea the Architect, Detail of Neo-Sumerian Temple Plan
Gudea with Flowing Vase
Syrian Kingdoms of The Third
Millennium B.C.E.
Mari (2600—2300 B.C.E.)
Lion-Headed Eagle, the Early Palace
Votive Statue of Ishtar Temple Official
Gallery of Sumerian Temple Statues, Tell Asmar
Statue of a Priestess of Ishtar
Worshiper Bearing an Offering
Close-up of a Smiling Statue
Inlaid Panel, Temple of Dagan
Ebla, Palace G (2600—2300
B.C.E.)
Square Cuneiform Tablet
Round Tablet with Business Transaction
Figurine of a Bison-Man
Wood Furniture Panel with Animal Decoration
Portrait of Ebla’s King?
Stone Wig from a Palace Statue
Stone Lid of an Egyptian Jar
Syria in the Third and Second
Millennia B.C.E.
Citadel at Aleppo
Mari in The Middle Bronze Age (2000—1550 B.C.E.)
Procession at Zimri-Lim’s Palace
Procession at Zimri-Lim’s Palace, Detail
Procession at Zimri-Lim’s Palace, Man Leading Bull
Goddess with Flowing Vase, Zimri-Lim’s Palace
Code of Hammurabi
Stela with Law Code
Stela with Law Code, Detail of Figures
Ebla in The Middle Bronze Age
(2000—1550 B.C.E.)
View of Site (Tell Mardikh)
Statue of King Ibbit-Lim
City Gate
Palace Q, Storeroom
Temple D
Cult Furnishings, Temple D
Temple Cult Basin
Temple Cult Basin, Detail
Terra-cotta Building Model
Ugarit in The Late Bronze Age
(1550—1200 B.C.E.)
Postern Gate
Royal Palace
Entrance Portico of Royal Palace
Stela Commemorating an Agreement
Weather God
“Smiting God”
Gold Pendant of a Goddess
Gold Bowl
Gold Bowl, Detail of Lion Hunt
Gold Plate
Gold Plate, Detail of Chariot Hunt
Miniature Bronze Tripod
Ceremonial Axe
Aegean Goddess in Ivory
Alphabetic Cuneiform Tablet
Byblos in the Early and Middle
Bronze Ages (2400—1550 B.C.E.)
Temple of Reshef
Votive Figurines, Temple of Reshef
Sarcophagus of King Ahiram
Early Phoenician Alphabetic Inscription from Sarcophagus of Ahiram
The Near East of The Old
Testament, First Millennium B.C.E.
Babylon
Cuneiform Tablet with Map of the World
Ishtar Gate, View of Restoration
Ishtar Gate, Detail of Bull
Ishtar Gate, Detail of Dragon
View of Site
Boundary Stone of Nebuchadrezzar I
Stela of Merodach-Baladan II
Commemorative Stone Tablet of the Assyrian King Esarhaddon
Gardens and Parks
King Assurbanipal Dining in a Garden, Nineveh
Animal Park at Nineveh
Exotic Garden at Mari
Assyria (900—612 B.C.E.)
Statue of King Assurnasirpal II, Nimrud
Winged Bull, Sargon II’s Palace at Khorsabad
Winged Genius, Nimrud
Assurnasirpal II Hunting Lions
Sennacherib’s Victory at Lachish, Overview
Sennacherib’s Victory at Lachish, the King’s Audience
Sennacherib’s Victory at Lachish, Presenting the Booty
Sennacherib’s Victory at Lachish, Prisoners of War
Sennacherib’s Siege of Lachish, Battering Ram
Sennacherib’s Siege of Lachish, Detail of Battering Ram
Sennacherib’s Siege of Lachish, Impaled Prisoners
Sennacherib’s Siege of Lachish, Detail of Attack
Sennacherib’s Siege of Lachish, Detail of Archers
Assurbanipal’s Soldiers Destroy an Elamite City
Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III
Black Obelisk, Detail of King Jehu’s Submission
Black Obelisk, Three Details of Tribute from Israel
Black Obelisk, Three Details of Tribute from Israel
Black Obelisk, Three Details of Tribute from Israel
Wall Painting of Two Courtiers
The Nimrud Ivories, Early
First Millennium B.C.E.
A Pair of Ivory Women
Ivory “Mona Lisa” Inlay
Carved Ivory Panel
Man Attacked by Lioness
Furniture Inlay Done in Egyptian Style
A Cow Suckling a Calf
Bronze Figurine of the Egyptian God Bes
The Neo-Hittite City-States of
Aramean Syria (Tenth to Seventh Centuries B.C.E.)
General View, ’Ain Dara
Sculpted Reliefs, ’Ain Dara Temple
Giant Footprints, ’Ain Dara Temple
Sculpted Temple Orthostat, ’Ain Dara
Sculpted Gods, Audience Hall at Tell Halaf
Relief of a Four-Winged God, Tell Halaf
Relief of an Archer, Tell Halaf
Relief of Warrior with Sling, Tell Halaf
King Barrakub of Sam’al
Sculpted Column Base, Barrakub’s Palace
Victory Stela of Esarhaddon
Assyrian God Astride Bull, Arslantash
Ivory Winged Sphinx, Arslantash
Achaemenian Persia (557—331
B.C.E.)
The Cyrus Cylinder
Tomb of Cyrus the Great at Pasargadae
Citadel at Persepolis
Column Capital, Susa
Door Relief from the Hall of One Hundred Columns, Persepolis
The Great Audience Hall of Darius and Xerxes at Persepolis
Palace of Darius I at Persepolis
Darius I Killing a Lion
Palace of Xerxes I at Persepolis
Xerxes I and His Attendants
Glazed-Brick Panels with Archers, Susa
Glazed-Brick Panel with a Dragon, Susa
Molded-Brick Temple Facade, Susa
Rock-Cut Tombs at Naqsh-i-Rustam
Tomb of Darius II at Naqsh-i-Rustam
Gold Rhyton
Silver Rhyton
Dura-Europos: A Jewish
Community in Roman Mesopotamia (Third Century C.E.)
City Gate
Synagogue, Torah Niche
Synagogue, Wall Painting of the Prophet Isaiah
Synagogue, Moses and the Exodus
Synagogue, Moses and the Burning Bush
Synagogue, Triumph of Mordecai and Esther at Ahasuerus’s Court |