The Holy Land as you've never seen it before: Striking 100-year-old photos provide a fascinating snapshot of rural life in the last days of Ottoman rule
- The area around Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Palestine and Jordan has cultural significance for various religions
- These slides from Oregon State University Visual Instruction Department show life there in the early 1900s
- Various locations in the photos , including Nazareth and the Garden of Gethsemane are written in the bible
A series of 100-year-old images from the Holy Land have revealed a fascinating insight into rural life in the last ruling days of the Ottoman Empire.
The dramatic mountains and barren deserts surrounding Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Palestine and Jordan have deep cultural significance for the different religions living in the area.
These black and white lantern slides from the Oregon State University Visual Instruction Department show the traditional houses, clothing and manual labour that were typical of the early 20th century.
But the various locations in the slides, including Nazareth, the Garden of Gethsemane and Mount of Olives are all also written about in the bible as key sites of religious and historic importance.
For example, Nazareth is described in the New Testament as the childhood home of Jesus, and it has long been a popular centre for Christian pilgrimage.
Elsewhere, the city of Shechem is the home of the ancient people, the Samaritans, who reject all of the Bible except the five books of Moses.
The ancient city of Shechem, lying between the twin mountains, Ebal and Gerizim is half-way between the River Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea
The summit of Mount Gerizim where Samaritans believe Abraham built his altar for the sacrifice of his son Isaac
The city of Shechem from the north. Shechem is the home of the ancient people, the Samaritans, who reject all of the Bible except the five books of Moses
The Cave of the Patriarchs, also known by Muslims as the Sanctuary of Abraham or the Ibrahimi Mosque, is a series of subterranean chambers located in the heart of the old city of Hebron in the Hebron Hills
A few miles to the south of Bethel is the hill of Ramah, where it was written that Saul was anointed to be king of Israel
Jerusalem from the summit of New Calvary hill. In the foreground is the northern wall of the city and the Damascus Gate
The Garden of Gethsemane and Mount of Olives in Jerusalem - a range of hills with four summits to the east of the city
A view of Mount Gerizim from Mount Ebal, with the village of Askar at the foot of the mountain in the distance
The Hill of Moreh from the south. In the foreground is the home of a farmer and his family - a one-room house that is built of clay
The New Calvary hill from the south. It is said that this was place of execution for criminals
Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives. Directly in front is the south eastern corner of the modern wall, which follows the course of the ancient wall
The village of Samaria from the minaret of the mosque, along the eastern slope of the Samaritan mountain
On the north of Jerusalem, just outside the wall, is this hill called The New Calvary. This hill has been used as a Muslim burial-ground, and under the hill is a series of caves
Cedar trees in Lebanon. The demands of trade have left only a few groves of these trees remaining
A shepherd climbs the rocks on a hill which looks over the ancient town of Bethel from the south
A Muslim school in Ramah, where a teacher, with a page of the Koran in his hand, reads to young pupils seated in a circle
Directly west of Mount Hermon, and separated from it by a deep and wide ravine stands a mountain range which is known as Mount Lebanon range, pictured here. These mountains run from 6000 to 8000 feet high, with two of the peaks a thousand feet higher
The largest of the three mountains on the east of the plain of Esdraelon, is Mount Gilboa, which is seen here from the summit of the Hill Moreh. In the middle is the village of Shunem
Mount Hermon, as seen from one of the foothills on the north west. The view is in midsummer, when most of the snow on the summit has melted, swelling the little stream in front
These two people, one on horseback, the other seated on a rock, are at the ruins of Bethsaida, looking towards the Mount of the Beatitudes
Inside the Tomb in the Garden at New Calvary, where two Syrian girls from the English school are seated
A view from Hill Moreh to the town of Nazareth in the distance, over the plains of Esdraelon
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