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Still imageGathering tares from wheat, in the stony fields of Bethel, Palestine
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930Workers make their way through the wheat fields and removing vetch (tare) plants. -
Still imageRocky Bethel and its olive groves, from the south, Palestine
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930A view of Bethel showing the olive groves and terraced hillsides designed to hold water. -
Still imageChurning butter in a goatskin, Beeroth, Palestine
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930A family sits outside of their home, the woman churning butter in a goatskin bag. -
Still imageAn Oriental feast of rice and lamb at Beeroth, Palestine
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930A group of men shares a meal of lamb and rice. -
Still imageBread-making in the court of a Syrian home, Palestine
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930Three women prepare bread to bake in a stone or clay oven placed in the courtyard of a home. -
Still imageWomen grinding at the mill, Palestine
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930Two women grinding grain into flour using a hand mill. -
Still imageBridegroom and friends going to fetch the bride, Ramallah
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930A procession of a bridesgroom and his friends along a street in the city of Ramallah to collect the bride. -
Still imageLittle folks studying at the village school in Samuel's home town, Ramah
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930A class of children learning Arabic in the town of Bayt Rīmā. -
Still imageFrom Ramah, traditional home of Samuel, N. E. toward Gilead, Palestine
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930A view of the town of Bayt Rīmā which may be the biblical town of Ramah, where Samuel was born. -
Still imageGibeah of Saul, N. from field below the little modern village
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930A view of the modern town which stands near the ancient site of Gibeah, the home of Saul, the first king of Israel. -
Still imageAnathoth, Jeremiah's home town — N.E. toward Jordan and Gilead, Palestine
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930A view of the town of Anathoth (ʻAnātā) from the foot of Mount Scopus. -
Still imageScene of Jonathan's victory at Michmash, Wady es Suweinit, Palestine
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930A view of the valley in which Jonathan won his victory at Michmash. -
Still imageOld road from Jericho to Ai (west), among the hills of Benjamin, Palestine
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930The road leding from the ancient city of Jericho to the biblical city of Ai. -
Still imageFrom Ramoth Gilead : N. W. over Jordan valley toward distant Carmel, Palestine
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930A view from Al-Salt (Salṭ) across the Jordan River Valley with Mount Carmel barely visible in the background. -
Still imageJerash (Gerasa) in eastern Gilead; looking N. over Roman ruins, Syria
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930A view of the ancient city of Gerasa near modern Jerash in Jordan showing the ruined remnants of a Greco-Roman city. -
Still image"Roses of Sharon", on the Plain of Sharon
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930View of the Plains of Sharon, showing a patch of the plant, Rose of Sharon. -
Still imageRelief map of Palestine by the Palestine Ex. Soc.—vertical scale 3 1/2 times greater than horizontal
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930View of a relief map prepared by the Palestine Exploration Society depicting the topography of Palestine and identifying various notable locations. -
Still imageA caravan of camels in the narrow road approaching Jaffa
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930A caravan of camels and traders on the road into Jaffa. -
Still imageThe house of Simon the Tanner, Jaffa
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930View of the house of Simon the Tanner in Jaffa, where Peter stayed during his mission. The story of this is told in the Acts of the Apostles. -
Still imageThe Bazaar of Jaffa on a market day
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930View of the Jaffa bazaar from above. -
Still imageJaffa, the Joppa of the Bible times
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930View of Jaffa (Joppa, in the Bible) from a boat in the Mediterranean.