Set of 24: Nelson's Bible Series Israel, Palestine, Egypt

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NELSON'S BIBLE SERIES ***** (1 Hebron. This is the city where the cave of Machpelah is, where Abraham was buried.-Gen. 25: 9. NELSON'S BIBLE SERIES The Ford of the Jordan. into Canaan, and in this Somewhere near here the Israelites crossed river Jesus was baptized.-Joshua 3: 17. is NELSON'S BIBLE SERIES Rachel's Tomb, near Bethlehem. Here Jacob is said to have buried Rachel.-Gen. 35: 19. Jerusalem, as seen from the Mount of Olives. The dome on the left is that of the Mosque of Omar, which stands on the site of Solomon's Temple.—I Kings 8. 2 NELSON'S BIBLE SERIES 20 TH ŠL E Nablous, or Shechem. Here Abraham was first told that this was the land God promised him, and here, also, was Jacob's Well.-John 4: 5-6. Vo 7 NELSON'S BIBLE SERIES Jerusalem. Every Sabbath Day the Jews wail over their ruined Temple, the foundation wall of which is seen in this picture.-Ps. 137. ELSONS BIBLE SERIE Sidon. One of the coast cities of Syria. Our Lord once visited this region.-Mark 7: 24. NELSON'S BIBLE SERIES Nazareth. The Fountain of the Virgin. From this, the only fountain in Nazareth, Jesus, as a boy, must often have brought water for his mother.-Luke 2: 51. NELSON'S BIBLE SERIES ****** ******* Cairo, Egypt. The Citadel of Cairo. The Mosque with its two Minarets is that of Mohammed Ali. It is quite modern.-Isaiah 19: 1. NELSON'S BIBLE SERIES 195 Jerusalem. The Tower of David. This is built on the site where it is claimed David once built a tower.-I Chr. 11. *25* 15 **** Jerusalem. The dome on the left is the Mosque of Omar, which stands on the site of Solomon's Temple. Left of it is the slope of the Mt. of Olives.-Luke 19: 41. EN kad NELSON'S BIBLE SERIES HA Ruins of Ephesus. In this city was the Temple of Diana, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Here Paul preached most successfully. -Ephesians 1: 1. 50 5 NELSON'S BIBLE SERIES It X FA Jerusalem. This pool is said to have been the one constructed by King Hezekiah.-II Kings 20: 20. * The Salt Sea. Called the Dead Sea because the waters are so brackish that no fish can live in them. The mountain on the right is Mt. Nebo, where Moses died.-Deut. 34. NELSON'S SIBLE SERIES> Tombs in the Valley of Jehoshaphat near Jerusalem. The one on the left is said to be the tomb of Absalom. -II Sam. 18: 18. NELSON'S BIBLE SERIES 10 31 Bethlehem. This was David's home. Here lived Ruth and Naomi. Here also our Lord was born. NELSON'S BIBLE SERIES The Mount of Olives, as seen from Jerusalem. The high tower is one built lately by the Russians. In the foreground are the walls of Jerusalem.-Matt. 26: 30. LA NELSON'S BIBLE SERIES 1. 11 Tiberias, on the Sea of Galilee. On this sea our Lord sailed often, and twice His word stilled the storm. On the other side of the sea He fed the 5,000.-John 6: 1. 31T-ITOCATE OF Jerusalem. Interior of the church which is said to contain the sepulchre where Jesus was laid. DS an. Mense This is one Jerusalem. The Jaffa gate of the city. of the most constantly used gates of Jerusalem. NELSON'S BIBLE SERIES 70 The Sphinx and Pyramids, near Cairo. These existed in Moses' time and he must have seen them often. NELSON'S BIBLE SERIES Rock-hewn tombs in the Valley of Hinnom, south of Jerusalem.-Jos. 15: 8. just south 716 Jerusalem. Entrance to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre Vendors of rosaries and mementos seated on the pavement. 17 Jerusalem. Street along which Jesus is said to have passed on His way to the Cross. The tower is that of a Turkish Mosque.-John 19: 17.

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