Hittite Empire
Hattusas
Hattusas: Capital of the Hittites
Hattusas – Lion’s Gate
Hittite Chariots & Warriors
Hittite Writing
A Balance of Power: 1200 B. C. E.
The Assyrian Empire
Assyrian Military Power Assyrian soldiers carrying away the enemy’s gods.
Jewish Captives: 8 c BCE
Babylon under the Chaldeans
Nebuchadnezzar II’s Babylon
Ishtar Gate
Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
Abraham’s Geneaology ABRAHAM SARAH HAGAR Isaac Esau Jacob 12 Tribes of Israel Ishmael 12 Arabian Tribes
Abraham’s Journey from Ur Canaan The “Promised Land”
Abraham’s Journeys
Ancient Palestine
Moses “Prince of Egypt” “Shepherd of His People”
The Exodus
Route of the Exodus
Moses and the 10 Commandmets A new “covenant” with Yahweh
Mount Sinai
St. Catherine’s Monastery at Mount Sinai
King David’s Empire
Solomon’s Kingdom Solomon’s Kingdom
Recreation of Ancient Jerusalem
Inside the Temple Tabernacle The Arc of the Covenant
The Temple Mount, Jerusalem Today Solomon’s Temple Wall: The “Wailing” Wall
Kingdoms of Judah & Israel Kingdoms of Judah & Israel
Israelites in Captivity
Jerusalem: Reading the Torah
Herod the Great’s Kingdom
Phoenician Sea Routes
A Phoenician Bireme Ship
The “Royal Purple” Dye
Phoenician City of Byblos: “Home of the Alphabet”
Phoenician Alphabet
Carthage: Phoenicia’s Mightiest Colony