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Glass Slide of St. Paul’s Wall (Damascus, Syria)

Description: A glass slide showing a photograph of a city wall identified as St. Paul’s Wall, in Damascus, Syria." The name refers to the New Testament story of the apostle Paul being lowered downin a basket through an opening in the wall to escape death (Acts 9:25). The slide was produced by the Chicago Transparency Company.
Date: [1882..1929]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Glass Slide of the Brook and Gorge of Cherith (Israel)

Description: A glass slide showing a photograph titled "Brook and gorge of Cherith." The photograph, numbered No. 238, shows two Arab men sitting on the edge of the gorge. The brook is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible (1 Kings 17:3) as the site where the prophet Elijah hid himself and was fed by ravens during the early part of the three years' drought which he announced to King Ahab.
Date: [1882..1929]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Glass Slide of the Brook Cherith (Israel)

Description: A glass slide showing a man on horseback crossing the Brook Cherith. In the Hebrew Bible, the prophet Elijah hid himself on the banks of the Cherith and was fed by ravens during the early part of the three years' drought which he announced to King Ahab (1 Kings 17:3). The brook is usually identified with Wadi al-Yabis, a stream in western Jordan, which flows into the Jordan River. On the frame of the slide is printed "T.H. McAllister, Manufacturing Optician, 49 Nassau Street, New York. On the r… more
Date: [1882..1929]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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