Testament Collection (page 12)

View of Sulam (Shunem), Northern Israel
View of the Arab village of Sulam (Solem, Sunam, Shunem, Shunam), Northern 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

Zulieka, Potiphars wife (or Potifar), presents Joseph to the harem. Indo-Persian Art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Turin. City Library

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

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

Great Zimbabwe
The great wall of the remarkable site of Great Zimbabwe, a testament to the skill of construction and status of the occupants

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

Noah Leaves the Ark
When the waters have receded, Noah and his family leave the Ark

Abraham & Isaac
Abraham goes up the mountain with his son Isaac, planning to sacrifice him to God

Paul and Silas in prison at Philippi are saved by a providential earthquake

Jesus Feet Anointed
The feet of Jesus are anointed by Mary of Bethany with perfume from an alabaster box, then wiped with her hair

NEHEMIAH
Nehemiah, cupbearer to the king of Babylon, asks to be allowed to go to Jerusalem so that he can rebuild the walls there. The king says yes

Daniel in the Furnace
Daniel, along with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, is cast into a fiery furnace for refusing to worship the idol ordered by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. They survive

Naaman and Elisha
Naaman, king of Syria (at war with Israel, of course) is cured of his leprosy when his Israeli captive advises him to consult prophet Elisha, who recommends bathing in Jordan

Solomon & Sheba Queen
Solomon, king of Israel, is visited by Nicaule, queen of Sheba : she is impressed by him, his temple and indeed by everything she sees : he is likewise impressed by her

David Becomes King
David is recognised as king of Israel by the leading warriors, who hope that he will bring unity and peace to their divided nation

Gideon V Midianites
Gideon, with encouragement from God, leads his fellow- Israelites against the Midianites, who are forced to retreat from the Promised Land

Gideon Encouraged
An angel encourages Gideon to take arms against the Midianites, promising dive help

Jacob and Esau
Jacob and his brother Esau meet after many years, and are reconciled

Solomons Throne
His throne, made of ivory, gilded

Adam Created by God
God creates Adam

War in Heaven
and there was War in Heaven

Jacob, Ephraim, Manasse
adopts Ephraim and Manasse

The Ark on Ararat
Noahs Ark is beached on the slopes of Mount Ararat

Adam, Eve & Fig-Tree
ADAM AND EVE TEMPTED Eve invites Adam to have a fig from the tree, while a very feminine-looking serpent watches

Bible scene, Esther before Ahasuerus
Bible scene, Esther before the Persian King Ahasuerus (Xerxes) -- the Jewish heroine pleads for her people (Book of Esther). BCE

Biblical scene, The Golden Calf (Exodus). BCE

Abraham and the three angels (Genesis XVIII, verse 1). 17th century

Jacobs Dream, Book of Genesis
Jacobs Dream (Bible, Book of Genesis), with angels on a staircase. 19th century

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