The ruins of the Church of Saint John the Baptist in the ancient city of Samaria, not far from the modern city of Nablus.
Ruins of the Church of St. John Sebaste, ancient Samaria.
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.
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.
Tiberias, from the walls. The City of Safed in the distance. Israel.
This Sketch, in addition to the view of the City, gives, in the distance, crowning a lofty hill, the City of Safed.
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.
Ruins of Capernaum, Galilee, Palestine. Ancient city in Israel.
Capernaum (Kefar Nahum) is an ancient city in Galilee, located on the northwestern shores of Lake Tiberias, in Israel.
Town of Tiberias, looking towards Lebanon, Israel.
The town of Tiberias viewed from the Roman ruins at the hot springs south of the city.
The ancient City of Tiberias at the Sea of Galilee, Israel.
The ancient City of Tiberias, built by Herod Antipas, and named in honor of his patron, the Emperor Tiberius, has long since perished.