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	The Bible Is Worth More than 1,000 Pictures This stunning CD-ROM from the Biblical Archaeology Society contains more than 1,300 images from 10 of our popular slide sets. Breathtaking photos of archaeological sites, artifacts, inscriptions, maps, ancient manuscripts, wonderful vistas and stunning architecture are accompanied by extensive captions written by world-renowned scholars. •Create custom presentations. •Search for and sort images. •Use images from the CD with Microsoft® PowerPoint. Plus, the disc is easy to install and it comes with customer service. The Biblical World in Pictures Enhanced Edition CD-ROM (for PC only) is an unbeatable value! The enhanced edition offers over 1,300 images on a single compact disc for just $179.95—a $1,000 savings off the original slide sets' price! If you're not completely satisfied, return the disc to BAS for a full refund—no questions asked. Groupings Included: • Hebrew Bible • Mesopotamian Archaeology • Biblical Archaeology • Jerusalem Archaeology • Dead Sea Scrolls • New Testament Archaeology • Supplemental New Testament Archaeology • Galilee Archaeology • Egypt-Sinai-Negev • Archaeology and Religion Minimum system requirements: 500MHz Pentium III (1GHz Pentium III recommended) 128 MB RAM (384 MB recommended) Windows 98/Me/NT4.0(SP6a)/2000/XP CD-ROM or DVD drive 550 MB hard drive space 800x600 display (1024x768 recommended) Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later COMPLETE LIST OF IMAGES: Biblical Archaeology Egypt-Sinai-Negev Hebrew Bible New Testament Archaeology Supplemental New Testament Archaeology Galilee Archaeology Jerusalem Archaeology Dead Sea Scrolls Archaeology and Religion Mesopotamian Archaeology Biblical Archaeology 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 Back to top. 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 Back to top. 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 Back to top. 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 Back to top. 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—Has the Synagogue Where Jesus Preached Been Found? 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 Back to top. 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 Back to top. 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 Back to top. 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 Back to top. 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 Back to top. 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 Back to top.

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