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Still imageThe village of Am was (Emmaus)
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930View of the town of Amwas (ʻImwās) in Palestine. This slide identifies it with Emmaus, but current scholarship supports that this is likely not the site of the ancient biblical city. -
Still imagePass of Upper Beth-horon from S., scene of Hebrew victories
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930View of Upper Beth-horon (Beit Horon) showing the pass where Judas Maccabaeus and Joshua each fought a battle. -
Still imageModein, the home of Judas Maccabeus, view S. E. toward Jerusalem
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930View of the village of Modi'in (Modein), home and presumed burial site of Judas Maccabaeus. -
Still imageGezer from N. W.. site of Canaanite and Maccabean forts
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930View from the Northwest of the archaeological site at Gezer with the remnants of the Canaanite and later Maccabean fortress. -
Still imageLydda, the Old Testament "Lod"
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930View of the city of Lydda (Lod, in the Old Testament) showing two residents atop a building with the city stretching out behind them. -
Still imagePlowing in the fertile Plain of Sharon, Lydda
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930Two farmers plowing a field with oxen and a camel. -
Still imageThe inner court of a Damascus home, Syria
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930A view of the inner courtyard in a home in Damascus, showing a fountain and lush garden. -
Still imageAn Oriental room on two levels, where honored guests "go up higher", Damascus
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930An interior view of a building in Damascus showing a room where a portion of the floor has been raised for "honored" guests. -
Still imageAbana River, the sweet waters of Damascus, Syria
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930A view of the Barada River (Abana River) which passes through one of the suburbs of Damascus. -
Still imageBuildings and traffic to-day on the street called "Straight", in Damascus
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930A street view of Damascus showing various shops and storefronts. -
Still imageThe covered street called "Straight" from the east, Damascus, Syria
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930A view across the rooftops of Damascus showing a covered street and the variety of rooftop architecture. -
Still imageDamascus and its gardens — from the N. W. — Syria
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930A view of Damascus from the outskirts of the city, showing the vast gardens. -
Still imageColossal remnants of the Sun Temple, grandest of antiquity, Baalbek, Syria
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930The remaining columns of the massive Greco-Roman "Temple of the Sun," which at various times was used to venerate Helios and Jupiter. The temple was built on the site of an older, Canaanite temple to Baal. -
Still imageThe mightiest building stone ever cut, ruins of Baalbek, Syria
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930A monolithic foundational stone from the ruins of Baʻlabakk (Baalbek) with the remaining Greek columns from the background. -
Still imageBaalbek and plain between the Lebanons; view N. from town, Syria
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930A view of the city of Baʻlabakk (Baalbek) with the ruins of the old, Greek city in the background. -
Still imageCedars of Lebanon — once mighty groves that supplied wood for Solomon's Temple
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930A grove of cedars growing below the slopes of a mountain in Lebanon. -
Still imageThe oldest of the sacred cedars of Lebanon — monarch of the 400
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930One of the oldest sacred cedar trees of Lebanon, known as the "Monarch of the 400." -
Still imageBeyrout, the prosperous Christian seaport, N. E. from harbor toward Lebanon Mountains
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930The seaport in Beirut (Bayrout) with views of a variety of boats and ships. -
Still imageAncient citadel in the sea, at Sidon, Syria
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930The ancient citadel set out into the Mediterranean Sea in the city of Sidon. -
Still imageA poor woman of Zarephath gathering firewood, Palestine
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930A woman gathers firewood near the ruins of the ancient city of Zarephath. -
Still imageRuins of ancient Tyre, wonderful fulfilment of prophecy (Ezekiel xxvi-xxvii)
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930A fisherman with his net beside the partially submerged columns that mark the ancient remnants of the city of Tyre.
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