Bible Collection (page 17)

Rebekah Comes to Isaac
After being sought out by Abrahams servant Eliezer, she comes to be a husband for his son Isaac

Adam, Eve, (Dore)
Adam and Eve enjoy themselves in Eden before The Fall

Cartoon, King Ferdinand of Bulgaria and Judas, WW1
Cartoon, King Ferdinand of Bulgaria and Judas, both seen as betrayers. Judas hanged himself in remorse after betraying Christ, and he now offers Ferdinand a rope for him to do the same. Date: 1915

WW1 - Russian Troops blessed by Priest before offensive
WW1 - Russian Troops blessed by Russian Orthodox Priest before offensive - June 1917 Date: 1917

Archaeological excavations at Kish, Mespotamia, Iraq
" Visible proof of the flood: the great discoveries at Kish" - a page from the Illustrated London News, featuring an article by Dr

Samson carrying the gates of Gaza. Date: circa late 19th century

Bible of Alba or Arragel. 1422 - 1430. Castilian translation of the Hebrew Bible by Jewish Rabbi Mose Arragel of Guadalajara, commissioned by Don Luis de Guzmᮠ Gonzᬥ z

Joos Van Cleve (1485-1541). The Virgin Mary praying. Flemish art. Oil on canvas. ITALY. LIGURIA. Genoa. Palazzo Spinola Gallery

ZURBARAN, Francisco de (1598-1664). Holy Face. 1631. Baroque art. Oil on canvas. EUROPE. SPAIN. ANDALUSIA. Sevilla. Parroquia de San Pedro

David Before Saul. Flemish tapestry 1525 c
David before Saul. ca. 1525. Series of History of David. Cardboard by Bernard van Orley. Manufacturing in Brussels. Silk and wool. 560 x 410 cm. Flemish art. Tapestry. SPAIN. CASTILE AND LEON

Kiriath Jearim, Jerusalem district, Israel
General view of the biblical town of Kiriath Jearim, Jerusalem district, Israel, known today as Deir el-Azar (Tel Qiryat Yearim, Kiryat Yearim)

View of Sulam (Shunem), Northern Israel
View of the Arab village of Sulam (Solem, Sunam, Shunem, Shunam), Northern Israel. Date: 1920s

Fishermen on the Sea of Galilee, Israel
Fishermen on the Sea of Galilee (Kinneret, Lake of Gennesaret, Lake Tiberias), the largest freshwater lake in Israel. Date: 1920s

Elishas Spring, Jericho, West Bank
Elishas Spring (also known as Ain es Sultan, the Sultans Spring), Jericho, West Bank. According to biblical legend (2 Kings, 2), the prophet Elisha healed or purified the waters. Date: 1920s

Tomb of Joseph, Nablus, Palestine, West Bank
Tomb of Joseph (the biblical patriarch, son of Jacob) at Nablus, Palestine, West Bank. Date: 1920s

Beitin (Bethel), Palestine, West Bank
Beitin (identified as the biblical Bethel), Palestine, West Bank. Date: 1920s

Ruined fortress at Beth Zur, Judea
Ruined fortress at Beth Zur (Beit Tzur, Bethsura), Judea, mentioned in the Bible (Old Testament), site of the Battle of Beth Zur in 164 BC, during the Maccabean wars. Date: 1920s

Solomons Pools, near Bethlehem
Solomons Pools, an ancient water system near Bethlehem. Date: 1920s

Edward Pritchett
EDWARD PRITCHETT Missionary at Vizagapatam, India, and translator of the Bible into Teleogoo, thereby saving the souls of any Teleogooans who could read. Date: CIRCA 1812-1824

Jewish Samaritan High Priest and Scroll
Samaritan High Priest and the Old Abisha Pentateuch. The Samaritan Pentateuch, sometimes called Samaritan Torah is a version of the Hebrew language Pentateuch, the first five books of the Bible

Bulgaria - King (Tsar) Boris III - with royal standard
Boris III, Tsar of Bulgaria (18941943), son of Ferdinand I, who came to the throne in 1918 upon the abdication of his father (following the defeat of the Kingdom of Bulgaria during World War I)

Elijah on Mt Carmel
The Prophet Elijah on Mount Carmel. circa late 19th century

Shipwreck of Paul the Apostle on Melita (Malta)
The Bible book of Acts recounts that on the way to Rome for his appeal as a Roman citizen to Caesar, Paul the Apostle was shipwrecked on " Melita" (Malta). circa late 19th century

The three wise men following the star c. 1920

Melchizedec & Abraham
A priest-king of Salem, he blesses Abrahams flock, and in return receives a tithe of the spoils of any victories Abraham may have over his enemies

Lot Leaves Abraham
Because the land will not support their combined flocks, Lot parts from Abraham : he chooses the plains of Jordan and the ill-fated city of Sodom

The Baptism of Jesus Christ. Date 1893

The tree of life: on either side of the river was there the tree of life which bare twelve manner of fruits.--Rev. ch. XXII, 2. Date c1892

Jesus Christus. Dated 1876

Swedish Grandmother
An old Swedish woman in traditional costume of Sweden, reading a Bible story to her grandchild on the wooden steps of her house. Date: 1930s

Chaplains visit, Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire
The prison chaplain, jocularly referred to as the sky pilot, visits a cell at Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire. The prison was originally built as a House of Correction in 1594

Priests at Jericho
Israelite priests bearing the Ark walk outside the walls of Jericho, blasting trumpets

Jesus Ascends to Heaven
Jesus ascends to Heaven

St Paul Escapes Damascus
St Pauls escape from Damascus

Paul and Lydia
Paul converts Lydia, a prosperous dealer of dyestuffs in the city of Thyatira (now Akhisar, Turkey)

David & Bathsheba
David sees Bathsheba, wife of Uriah the Hittite, in the bath, covets and seduces her while her husband is away at the wars. She becomes the mother of Solomon

The Scarlet Woman and the Great Beast
Scene from The Apocalypse, depicting The Scarlet Woman and the Great Beast

The Tree of Jesse
The tree of Jesse, whose son David was the first in a line of kings which stretched - according to tradition - to Jesus - from a 12th century English psalter

The Fall of Babylon
The fall of Babylon

Jonah & Ninivites
God sends him on a missionary journey to Nineveh, to tell the people their city will be destroyed 40 days later : they believe and convert and, lo !, their city is not destroyed !

Twelve Minor Prophets
The twelve minor prophets - Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi

Haman Hanged
Haman, his scheming against the Jews revealed by Esther, Jewish wife of the emperor Ahasuerus, is hanged on the gibbet he had prepared for his Jewish opponent Mordecai

Jezebel Defenestrated
Jehu, anointed king of Israel, is insulted by king Ahabs widow Jezebel, so he throws her from the window into the street where she is eaten by dogs, as the prophet foretold

Abraham & Abimelech
Abimelech, a Philistine ruler, abducts Abrahams wife Sara; Abraham pretends she is his sister, and Abimelech returns her : Abimelech is confused by all this, and so am I

Jesus and Satan
Satan offers Jesus all kinds of nice things if he will only renounce his mission : but he refuses

Saul Anointed King
He is anointed king by Samuel

Adam and Eve Quit Eden
Unhappily, the First Couple leave Eden : God shows them which way to go

Puritan Woman
A young Puritan reads The Bible, but allows herself a touch of vanity in her dress

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