Items in Israel

Moses Views the Promised Land

“By Lord Leighton, P.R.A., from “Dalziel’s Bible Gallery.” By permission of Messrs. Herbert Virtue & Co. Ltd.” (p. 243) The Biblical text illustrated is: “48 And the LORD spoke unto Moses that same da [...]

Keywords: people, scholars, bare feet, beards, mountains, religion

Places shown: Abarim; Moab; Israel

Added: 2006-10-02

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Miniature: Garden of Gethsemanu

The disciples of Jesus sleep while Jesus prays, “let this cup be taken from me,” although since they were asleep no-one actually heard his prayer. The disciples are depicted as caucasian men with bar [...]

Keywords: colour, people, art, religion, gardens, bare feet, beards, prayer, christmas

Places shown: Jerusalem; Israel

Added: 2006-09-30

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Pool of Hezekiah

The engraving is signed in the bottom left corner Meeder Chubb, which I take to be Philip Meeder and F. Y. Chubb. Tradition links this pool (also called the Pool of Siloam) with the work mentioned in [...]

Keywords: cities, boats, temples, cityscapes, views

Places shown: Jerusalem; Israel

Added: 2006-01-03

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