Photographs Of Turkey In Bible Times

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• Akdamar Island, Turkey. The Church of the Holy Cross is a ruined Armenian cathedral on Akdamar Island in Lake Van in Eastern Turkey. At one time the cathedral was the seat of the Armenian Orthodox patriarch (1116 to 1895 A.D.). The building is famous for the fascinating bas-relief carvings and friezes of Biblical scenes (2007).
• Antioch on the Orontes (Antakya) Turkey. Antioch was undoubtedly the most important city after Jerusalem in the early expansion of the New Testament Church (2007).
• Antioch of Pisidia (Yalvac), Turkey. Around 50 A.D., Paul visited Antioch of Pisidia on his first evangelistic journey and his first recorded sermon was preached there (2007).
• Aphrodisias, Turkey. See the Agora, Stadium, Tetrapylon Monumental Gate, the Theater, and the Temple of Aphrodite (1998).
• Carchemish, Turkey. Carchemish was the location of one of the decisive battles in world history. It was here that the armies of Babylon and Egypt met in battle (2007).
• Colosse, Turkey, only two photographs of the ancient tell at Colosse. The city has not yet been excavated (1998).
• Durupinar Formation near Mount Ararat, Turkey (2007).
• Harran, Turkey. The great patriarch Abraham lived in Harran and it was in this city that his father, Terah, died (2007).
• Hierapolis, Turkey, including Domitian's Gate, the Theater, Shepherds at Laodicea, City Ruins, the Calcium Terraces at Pammukale, the North and South Bath Complex, and an Ancient Tomb (1998).
• Laodicea, Turkey, including City Ruins, Bathhouse Arches, Herds of Sheep, Water Pipes with Calcium Deposits, and the Stadium (1998).
• Miletus, Turkey, including the lions head monument, calidarium, the Sacred Way, theater, frigidarium, river god, and the Mosque of Ilyas Bey (1998).
• Mount Ararat, Turkey. Noah's Ark landed "on the mountains of Ararat," which covers a wide area near Turkey's border with Iran. The final photograph shows a rainbow with Mount Ararat in the background (2007).
• Roman Road ("Roma Yolu") near Tarsus, Turkey. Ten to twelve miles north of Tarsus, near the village of Saglikli, is a section of a paved Roman road that led from Tarsus to the Cilician Gates. An arch from the time of Septimius Severus (193–211 A.D.) still spans the nearly ten-foot-wide road (2007).
• Sanliurfa (Urfa), Turkey. According to both Jewish and Muslim tradition, Sanliurfa was the home of Abraham and the possible home of the Patriarch Job. Of course, this was disputed by Sir Leonard Woolley, the excavator of the Sumerian city of Ur (2007).
• Seven Churches of Asia Mentioned in the Book of Revelation, including Ephesus, Laodicea, Pergamos, Philadelphia, Sardis, Smyrna (Izmir) and Thyatira (1998).
• Smyrna, Turkey. Photos include the agora, Flavius Damianus, fountain, main streets and Mount Pagos (1998).
• Tarsus, Turkey, including "Saint Paul's Well," "Cleopatra's Gate," the remains of a roman roadway and baths, and the Mosque of Makam (2007).
• Yalvac Museum in Turkey. Located near Antioch of Pisidia, this museum houses the Sergius Paulus inscription (2007).