Photographs Of Daily Life In Bible Times
These photographs of the Bible Lands may be used as PowerPoint sermon backgrounds and in Bible class lessons, but they may not be placed on any other website. These copyrighted photos are all 1024x768 pixels. At the end of each listing you will find the year that the photos were originally taken listed in parentheses.
- Biblical Archaeology. This series of photographs describes what a "tell" is and how to distinguish one from a natural formation.
- Exploration in Antiquities Center in LaGrange, Georgia. This is a living museum of life in Bible times (2009).
- Lilies of the Field. The "lilies of the field" in the New Testament were probably the poppies that are so abundant in Galilee and the rest of the Middle East (2007).
- Millstones in Bible Times from the cities of Istanbul, Van and Haran in Turkey (2007).
- Potter's House in Avanos, Turkey. See a potter working with his clay fashioning a vessel on the "potter's wheel," just like in the days of Jeremiah (2007).
- Roman Gladiators and Chariot Races, from the Roman Army Reenactment in Jerash, Jordan (2008).
- Roman Army Reenactment from Jerash, Jordan, including Roman soldiers in full battle dress, with swords, spears, shields, breastplate, helmets (2008).
- Sheep, Goats, and Shepherds from the Mountains of Ararat in Turkey. Photos of sheep "beside the still waters," sheep being led out to pasture, young shepherd boys, donkeys, rams and sheepfolds (2007).
- Trees of the Bible. Including: acacia, almond, carob, cedar, fig, myrtle, oak, pomegranate, sycamore and terebinth trees (2007, 2008).
David Padfield's Bible World
David has assembled an extensive collection of photographs from his travels through Israel, Jordan, Turkey, Greece, Italy, and Egypt. Drawing on this rich visual archive, he has embarked on a project to illustrate the Book of Acts with photorealistic, AI-generated biblical scenes. These images provide valuable geographical, historical, and cultural context for understanding the customs and daily life of biblical times.
These images are avaiable as JPG and PDF files in both 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios. The accompanying story planner, which explains each image, is currently available only in English, but translations into several other languages are underway.
You can download these images free of charge from: FreeBibleImages.org
