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The walls of Samaria (Shomron), capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel. King Omri bought the hill from a man named Shemer (hence Shomron) when he abandoned his former capital Tirza. Omri's son Ahab and Jezebel, his wife, built a temple to Baal at Samaria (I Kings 22:39)
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The walls of Samaria (Shomron), capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel. King...

The walls of Samaria (Shomron), capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel. King Omri bought the hill from a man named Shemer (hence Shomron) when he abandoned his former capital Tirza. Omri's son Ahab and Jezebel, his wife, built a temple to Baal at Samaria (I Kings 22:39)
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The walls of Samaria (Shomron), capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel. King...

A tower in the fortifications of Samaria (Shomron), capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel after King Omri abandoned his former capital Tirza. Omri's son Ahab and Jezebel, his wife, built a temple for Baal in Samaria (I Kings 22:39)
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A tower in the fortifications of Samaria (Shomron), capital of the northern...

The walls of the fortress Lachish, Israel, important royal city, guarding the road from the coast to Jerusa- lem. Lachish was taken and destroyed by Assyrian King Sennacherib in 701 BCE and again destroyed by Nebu- chadnezzar II, King of Babylon, in 598 BCE.
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The walls of the fortress Lachish, Israel, important royal city, guarding the...

The walls of the fortress Lachish, Israel, important royal city, guarding the road from the coast to Jerusa- lem. Lachisch was taken and destroyed by Assyrian King Sennacherib in 701 BCE and again destroyed by Nebu- chadnezzar II, King of Babylon, in 598 BCE
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The walls of the fortress Lachish, Israel, important royal city, guarding the...

The wall of Tel Sheba, Israel, the ancient settlement of Beersheba, connected with the patriarchs. Abraham owned pastures and a well there, Isaac and Jacob also lived in Beersheba.
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The wall of Tel Sheba, Israel, the ancient settlement of Beersheba, connected wi...

The well of the fortified city of Tel Quasile, Israel
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The well of the fortified city of Tel Quasile, Isr...

Fortifications of the city of Ai, Israel, a Canaanite city east of Beit El. Abraham pitched his tent here and returned to Ai after his sojourn in Egypt. Joshua was defeated at Ai and conquered the city only after a second attempt (Joshua 7:1)
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Fortifications of the city of Ai, Israel, a Canaanite city east of Beit El. Abra...

Entrance gate to a first monastic settlement of the Essene Sect in Qumran, Israel, developed during the reign of Hasmonean King John Hyrcanus (around 130 BCE)
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Entrance gate to a first monastic settlement of the Essene Sect in Qumran, I...

Qumran on the shores of the Dead Sea, Israel. A water duct in the monastic settlement of the Essene Sect developed around 130 BCE during the reign of the Hasmonean King John Hyrcanus
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Qumran on the shores of the Dead Sea, Israel. A water duct in the monastic set...

A wall of the fortress of Arad, Israel, a large, fortified Chalcolitic and Early Bronze Age settlement and a smaller Iron Age city with a contemporary temple. It was a Royal border fortress during the First Temple Period.
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A wall of the fortress of Arad, Israel, a large, fortified Chalcolitic an...

Herodion, Israel. Herod the Great's splendid fortress- palace built on an artificial hill 750 m high. According to Josephus Flavius, the historian of the Jewish War, Herod was also buried in the Herodion.
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Herodion, Israel. Herod the Great's splendid fortress- palace built on an artif...