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Glass Slide of Zorah - Home of Samson

Description: A glass slide showing a photograph of a place identified as "Zorah - Home of Samson." In the Hebrew Bible (Judges 13), Zorah was a town in the lower hill country of Judah. It has been identified today with Sar'a, located about 14 miles west of Jerusalem near Nahal Sorek, now often referred to as Tel Tzora. The photograph is numbered No. 21.
Date: [1882..1929]

Glass Slide of the Potter's Field (Jerusalem, Israel)

Description: A glass slide showing a photograph of the Potter’s Field, in Jerusalem, Israel. The Potter's Field is of Biblical origin, and is also called Akeldama, bought by the high priests of Jerusalem for the burial of strangers, criminals, and the poor. It was paid for with the coins that had been paid to Judas Iscariot for his betrayal of Jesus (Matthew 27:3-27:8). On the frame of the slide is printed "T.H. McAllister, Manufacturing Optician, 49 Nassau St., New York. On the reverse, the slide is number… more
Date: [1882..1929]
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