The port of Cenchrea (Acts 18:18; Romans 16:1) with a view of the northern breakwater. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Erastus inscription from Corinth (Romans 16:23). Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Roman soldiers at Jerash, Jordan. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Jericho claims to be the oldest and lowest city. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Murex shells collection at Tyre in the late 1960s or early 1970s.
The IAA-Google Digital Dead Sea Scrolls Project pilot in St. Paul
Murex Shells in the National Museum of Beirut.
Yarn dyed using the madder root. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Madder root in Turkey. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Carpet made from yarn dyed using madder root. The red color is often called Turkey Red. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Herodium. Excavation by Prof. Ehud Netzer. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins, Dec. 15, 2009.
A lone fisherman on the Sea of Galilee at Sunrise. View to the East. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Riblah in the land of Hamath. The little village here is known as Ribleh, Syria. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Low res photo of area east of the Herodium.
Aerial view east from high over the Herodium. The mountains of Moab are visible in the distant haze. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Fisherman working with nets at the island city of Tyre. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins 2002.
The Roman siege ramp at Masada from above. The city wall is visible on the left. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Astronaut Photography of the Earth. Photo of Egypt and Israel at night. http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/sseop/photo.pl?mission=ISS025&roll=E&frame=9858
The site of Paneas (also called Banias). This was Caesarea Philippi in the time of Jesus. The river that begins here is one of the major sources of the River Jordan. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Second Temple Model at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. This is the temple, and temple platform, build by Herod the Great. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Aerial view of Jerusalem, looking northeast. In addition to the Temple Mount enclosure, you can see the Kidron Valley and the western slope of the Mount of Olives on the right of the Temple Mount. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
The Temple Mount in Jerusalem. This photo shows the platform built by Herod the Great. Since the 7th century A.D. the site has been under Moslem control. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
A view east toward the Transjordan Plateau. Amman, capital of Jordan, the site of biblical Rabbah of the Ammonites, is located in the mountains to the left of the photo. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Temple Mount in the time of Jesus. The Second Temple Model at the Israel Museum. This photo shows the southeast corner of the temple platform. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Southeast corner of the modern wall of the Old City of Jerusalem from the east. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Herodian harbor at Caesarea Maritima. These high waves were crashing against the breakwater December 12, 2009. This is the harbor used by Paul when he sailed for Rome. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Tall el-Hammam in the Jordan Valley. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Traditional baptism site on the west bank of the Jordan River. Under construction in May, 2010. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
A neglected vineyard in the Judean Hills. Neot Kedumim. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins. Read Proverbs 24:30-34.
A portion of a broken wall of a neglected vineyard. Neot Kedumim. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
A little girl prepares to rappel down a cliff overlooking Makhtesh Ramon Crater in southern Israel. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Two shepherdess tend sheep in the wilderness of Zin near Avdat. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
The Tower uncovered by K. Kenyon in 1952 is said to date to the eighth millennium B.C. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Roman road near Assos (Acts 20:22-23). Photo by David Padfield.
Tall adh-Dhahab East (left) and Tall adh-Dhahab West (right). East is thought to be Mahanaim. West is thought to be Penuel. Some scholars reverse the identification. The Jabbok River flows between the hills. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Antakya, Turkey. View east from the Orontes River toward Mount Silpius. This city was Antioch of Syria in New Testament times. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Ussfiyeh Hoard in Eretz Israel Museum. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
A tourist gets a wild ride in a Roman Chariot at ancient Jerash. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
The Church of St. Lazarus at Bethany. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Pontius Pilate inscription (replica) discovered at Caesarea Maritima, June 15, 1961. The original is in the Israel Museum. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Roman period tomb with rolling stone. Located near Megiddo. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Bible Land Tour of Israel Group 2011.
The Roman Cardo in Jerusalem from the period A.D. 135. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Sheep grazing in the Shephelah (lowland) of Israel. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Apollonia on the Coastal Plain of Israel. This is the Plain of Sharon. Aerial Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
The Crusader fortress at Apollonia (Tel Arsuf). Aerial photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Wheat ready for harvest at En Dor (John 12:24; Matthew 13:8). Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Ibex at En Gedi. Many scholars identify the Ibex with the Wild Goat of I Sam. 24:2; Job 39:1; Ps. 104:18 and Prov. 5:19. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Aerial view of the theater at Caesarea Maritima. The view shows the theater facing west toward the Mediterranean Sea. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Aerial view of the restored theater at Caesarea Maritima. The view goes from south (bottom) to north (top). Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Caesarea Maritima. The amphitheater (hippodrome) runs parallel with the coast. The upperlevel of the Palace of the Procurator is visible in the lower left. The Roman theater is to the right of this photo. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
A new tomb with a rolling stone at Nazareth Village. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Interior of new rockcut tomb at Nazareth Village. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Dave & Marge Cooper honored at Nazareth Village. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
New tomb at Nazareth Village. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
The outer gate of the reconstructed Judean Iron Age city, an older deep well, and a tamarisk tree. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
A tamarisk tree at Tel Beersheba. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Ancient Diolkos near Sector G. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins in the early 1970s.
Ancient Diolkos (Sector G). Photo by Ferrell Jenkins in early 1970s.
Ancient Diolkos (Sector E). Photo by Ferrell Jenkins in early 1970s.
Sign and Sector G of Diolkos. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins in early 1970s.
Avenue of Sphinxes with a view toward Luxor Temple. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Flowers of the field at Khirbet Qeiyafa overlooking the Valley of Elah, May 8, 2011. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Exhibit at the Burnt House in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem. This exhibit provides evidence of the Roman burning of the city in A.D. 70. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Plain of Acco. View south west to Mount Carmel and the city of Haifa. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Wilderness of Judah. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Bible Land Foods display by Angel Sizemore. This was used to teach the children in the Bible classes about these foods. Ferrell's Travel Blog.
View of el-Raha, the Rest, at Jebel Musa, traditional Mount Sinai. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
View of Khirbet Qeiyafa, the Elah Fortress, from across the Valley of Elah. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Tischendorf letter and translation in library at Saint Catherine's Monastery in 1986. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Model of the Acropolis in Athens. Royal Ontario Museum. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.