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A view of the village of Siloam in the Valley of Kedron (Kidron) with Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives in the background.

The remains of the Pool of Siloam outside of Jerusalem, where Jesus sent the blind man to wash his eyes.

A view of Jerusalem, Mount Zion, and the Mount of Olives from the hill where Judas Iscariot supposedly made the deal to betray Jesus, the "Hill of Evil Counsel."

A cattle market held near Jerusalem's Western city wall on the embankement of the Gihon Spring.

View of Jerusalem's Western city wall, facing south, showing the Tower of David (now an archaeological museum).

View of the Jaffa Gate from the inside of the city wall.

View of the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's city wall.

View of Jerusalem from Mount Scopus, showing the majority of the city in the background.

View of the Valley of Rephaim where David did battle with the Philistines.

View from the Jaffa road of ʻEn Kerem (Aim Karim), the supposed birthplace of John the Baptist.

View to the Southeast from Miẓpah towards Jerusalem.

View North from Miẓpah over the hill where the ancient city of Gibeon stood, showing the town of Rām Allāh in the background.

View of the town of Miẓpah from the Southwest.

View of Kirjath-jearim (Abu Ghaush), the resting place of the Ark of the Covenant before David retrieved it.

View 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.

View of Upper Beth-horon (Beit Horon) showing the pass where Judas Maccabaeus and Joshua each fought a battle.

View of the village of Modi'in (Modein), home and presumed burial site of Judas Maccabaeus.

View from the Northwest of the archaeological site at Gezer with the remnants of the Canaanite and later Maccabean fortress.

View of the city of Lydda (Lod, in the Old Testament) showing two residents atop a building with the city stretching out behind them.

Two farmers plowing a field with oxen and a camel.

A view of the inner courtyard in a home in Damascus, showing a fountain and lush garden.