SPIES CALE & JOSHUA ANTIQUE SCULPTURE
HOLY LAND OLIVE WOOD
JERUSALEM, EARLY 20TH CENTURY


But because my servant Caleb has a different spirit and follows me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he went to, and his descendants will inherit it.
- Numbers 14:24

These early folk art sculptures were lovingly handmade of olive wood for pilgrims visiting the Holy Land. Even today, the image of the spies carrying an enormous cluster of grapes is used by the Israeli Ministry of Tourism as its official logo, an ancient symbol of visiting the Land of Israel. This antique version is missing the original spear.

7.25 x 7.25in; In Fair Condition

ANTIQUE MAP OF PARADISE, GARDEN OF EDEN
TABULA PARADISI TERVESTRIS
ANTOINE AUGUSTIN CALMET 1672-1757


This map of Paradise, where the Garden of Eden is located, is a copper engraving based on the French Bible commentator, Antoine Augustin Calmet's work and printed in Venice in 1726.

Noteworthy is that many theologians at the time placed Eden in Armenia. The Biblical account of the garden of Eden has for long preoccupied the imagination of believers and countless adventurers over the millennia. Many have posited that if terrestrial paradise is to be understood according to scriptures, there is only one place that fits the description, historic Armenia. The Bible mentions a spring in the Garden which parts into four major rivers, including Tigris and the Euphrates. Tigris and Euphrates both have their headwaters in the area surrounding Mount Ararat in historic Armenia.

11.5 x 8.5in; In Fair Condition

ANTIQUE MAP OF THE LEVANT
HOLY LAND & ASIA MINOR
EDWARD WELLS 1667-1727

And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee.
- Exodus 23:3

This map of the Holy Land is a copper engraving based on the British cartographer, theologian and mathematician Edward Wells' work and printed in London in the early 18th century.

14.5 x 19.5in; In Fair Condition

ANCIENT COIN SET, JESUS TO PAUL
SIX ROMAN PROCURATORS OF JUDAEA
HOLY LAND, 6-62 CE

This set of six ancient bronze coins represent the six Roman Procurators over Judaea during the lifetimes of Jesus thru Paul, including, Coponius, Ambibulus, Gratus, Pilate, Felix, and Festus.

Bronze; Set In Fair Condition

ANCIENT ALABASTER OINTMENT VESSEL
SECOND TEMPLE PERIOD
HOLY LAND, 1ST CENTURY BCE - 1ST CENTURY CE


The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
Because the Lord has anointed me
To bring good news to the afflicted;
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to captives
And freedom to prisoners;
- Isaiah 61:1

This ancient alabaster vessel from the time of the Second Temple in Jerusalem is beautifully decorated with delicate geometric circular designs and grooved for texture. Anointing with oil and perfumed ointments was an important practice often referenced in the Bible related to kings, priests and healing.

2 x 1.2in; In Good Condition

A woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the table. When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. "Why this waste?" they asked. "This perfume could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor." Aware of this, Jesus said to them, "Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing to me. The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have me. When she poured this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial. Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.
- Matthew 26:6-13

PILGRIMAGE ALBUM
HOLY LAND DRIED FLOWERS AND 24 HOLY PLACES
HOLY LAND, MID-LATE 19TH CENTURY


Even the wilderness and desert will be glad in those days. The wasteland will rejoice and blossom with spring crocuses. Yes, there will be an abundance of flowers and singing and joy! The deserts will become as green as the mountains of Lebanon, as lovely as Mount Carmel or the plain of Sharon. There the Lord will display his glory, the splendor of our God.
- Isaiah 35:1-2

This album pairs twenty three dried and pressed flowers with twenty four beautiful photographs from biblically significant places around the Land of Israel including the Garden of Gethsemane, Mount of Olives, Tower of David, Jaffa Gate, St. Anne's Church, Tomb of King David, Holy Sepulcher, Via Dolorosa, Wailing Wall, Rachel's Tomb in Bethlehem, Grotto of the Nativity, Nazareth and the Jordan River.

11.6 x 8.6in; Twenty Four Pages; Olive Wood Cover, In Good Condition