Beit-Sourik

Description:

1 photograph; b&w

Provenance:

Bertrand and Paola Lazard Holy Land Collection

Physical Description:

24.3 x 19.6 cm ( 9.5 x 7.75 in).

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

A view of a rock-strewn valley and, in the distance, a group of Arabs in a field. In the far background, there is a village.; The photograph is in a book with a typed description in French and English. The French description: "Le village dont nous donnons une vue panoramique est voisin de Néby-Samouïl (l'ancienne Gabaon). Il est distant de Jérusalem de 7 milles romains, environ 10 kilomètres. Quelques auteurs identifient Beit-Sourik avec l'ancienne Beeroth des Livres Saints, une des quatre villes des Gabaonites qui trompèrent Josué et obtinrent la vie sauve. Ce village est situé sur la route la plus directe entre Jérusalem et Nicopolis, et à la distance de 7 milles, indiquée par Eusèbe de Cesarée dans l'Onomasticon. Le sommet que l'on aperçoit à gauche est l'emplacement de Gabaon." The English translation: "This village which is given in a panoramic view is close to Neby-Samouil (the ancient Gibeon). It is 7 Roman miles or about 10 kilometres distant from Jerusalem. Some authors identify Beit-Sourik with the ancient Beeroth of the Scriptures, one of the four cities of the Gibeonites who deceived Joshua and saved their lives. This village is on the most direct road between Jerusalem and Nicopolis, and 7 miles away as indicated by Eusebius of Caesarea in the Onomasticon. The summit to the left is where Gibeon is supposed to have stood." The initials "B+P SC" are printed at the bottom left of the photograph and a small "30*" is printed at the lower right of the page.; The photograph was not catalogued by Lazard--it was catalogued at LKCAJS.; Condition: Good

Collection:

Lenkin Family Collection of Photography (University of Pennsylvania)