This Convent has been built in the form of a square fortress of hewn granite, and flanked with towers, of which one or two have cannon.
The convent of St. Catherine at Mount Sinai, Egypt.
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Ruins of the Church of St. John Sebaste, ancient Samaria.
The ruins of the Church of Saint John the Baptist in the ancient city of Samaria, not far from the modern city of Nablus.
Nablous, the ancient Shechem, one of the oldest cities in Palestine.
View of one of the oldest and most interesting Canaanite cities in Palestine. Nablous contains some fine fragments of its former grandeur.
Entrance to Nablus, once the capital of Samaria.
The Shechem of the Old Testament, and Sychar of the New, once the capital of Samaria, was a city of very high antiquity, and eminent renown.
Jacob’s Well in Samaria at the foot of Mount Garizim near Nablus.
Jacob’s Well (the Well of the Samaritan Woman) is a well in Samaria at the foot of Mount Garizim near biblical Shechem (now Nablus).
The Tomb of Joseph at Shechem, on the outskirts of Nablus (West Bank).
The Tomb of Joseph is the cenotaph of a biblical memorial site, considered to be the burial place of the Jewish patriarch Joseph.
The sea of Tiberias, looking towards Bachan, Israel.
The sea of Tiberias bears also the name of the Sea of Galilee, from the province; of Tiberias, from the City; and of Gennesareth.
People visiting the Fountain of Cana at Galilee, Israel.
People visiting the Fountain of Cana. Cana of Galilee, Israel: an ancient water fountain in use.
The Church of the Annunciation in the city of Nazareth, Israel.
The Church of the Annunciation in the city of Nazareth, Israel, is one of the main destinations for pilgrims visiting the Holy Land.
The Shrine of the Annunciation at Nazareth, Israel
Beneath the Church of the Annunciation at Nazareth, is a Shrine, lighted by silver lamps, which are kept continually burning.