Ancient citadel of the Jebusites, afterwards that of David, then that of the Pisans. The Jaffa Gate.
Ancient citadel of the Jebusites. Jerusalem Explored.
Category: Palestine
Palestine is usually refers to parts of the territories of the present-day states of Israel and Jordan, including the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
Mount Moriah, one of the four hills on which Jerusalem stood.
Mount Moriah is the third of the four hills on which Jerusalem stood in the time of Jesus Christ, according to the description of Josephus.
The ancient Jerusalem. Geographical and historical. The Holy Land.
The importance of Jerusalem to Israel and the world is due the fact that it became the seat of the chosen Temple of God.
The Upper Fountain of Siloam. Valley of Jehosophat.
Siloam consists of two basins or fountains, the upper one of which is a fissure in the solid rock. A flight of steps leads down on the inside to the water.
Lower Pool of Siloam, Valley of Jehoshaphat.
Siloam is now used as a public fountain; but it seems to have been once sacred to the uses of the Temple. The Holy Land by David Roberts
Bethlehem. The Grotto of the Nativity. The Chapel of the Innocents.
On the opposite side of the grotto there is an altar (seen on the right hand in the drawing), where it is said the magi of the East.
Bethlehem. Historical views and description of its sites.
The town of Bethlehem and its surroundings depicted and described in the travelogues of David Roberts and Luigi Mayer in the 19th century.
Convent of Mar Saba. The Holy Laura of Saint Sabbas. Palestine.
Mar Saba, the Sabas Monastery, Saint Laura of Saint Sabbas, is a Greek Orthodox monastery in the Kidron Valley in the Judah Desert, 12 km east of Bethlehem.
The Red Sea, and the port of Suez. Landscape Illustrations of the Bible.
The Red Sea separates Egypt from Arabia. The Port of Suez stands at the mouth of the canal which formerly united the Red Sea with the Mediterranean.
Jaffa, ancient Joppa, as the chief harbour of Judaea.
Jaffa, the ancient Joppa, and now called by the Arabs Yafa, rose into early importance, as the chief harbour of Judaea.