Plate depicting seven biblical monuments and scenes from Israel. The plate is in landscape format and has no frame.
Line 1, from left to right :
– the fortress where St. John the Baptist was to be imprisoned in the time of Herod Antepos, in Macheronte
– a view of the monuments of the city of Beth Shean (Scytopolis)
– the seat of the Kerazeh synagogue (Chorazin)
– the Capharnaum synagogue in the 2nd century AD.
Line 2, from left to right :
– the city of Samaria Sebaste with the portrait of Jezebel, evoking the memory of Jezebel and her tragic end. This city was the capital of the northern kingdom (Israel).
– the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem
– the site of Abraham’s sacrifice on Mount Gerizon in Shechem-Nablus.