Photos by linearconcepts: on the map, in Google Earth (KML)

Rom 16:23 ... Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus greet you.

This inscription could very well be regarding this same Erastus that St. Paul spoke of. Google it.

A wedding couple near The Wall in Thessoloniki.

The pile of stones in the lower portion of this photo are some of the remains of the Jewish Temple, thrown down by the Romans when they destroyed the Temple in 70AD (prophesied by Christ in Matt 24). The Temple Mount, on the left side of the photo, is essentially a platform about 75 feet above the Roman road below. The stones hit with such force that the Roman road was broken. See the photo of the Western Wall for a better view of the layout of the Wall and proximity of the stones below.

See the photo of the Western Wall for a better view of the layout of the Wall and proximity of the stones below.

The pile of stones in the lower portion of this photo are some of the remains of the Jewish Temple, thrown down by the Romans when they destroyed the Temple in 70AD (prophesied by Christ in Matt 24). The Temple Mount, on the left side of the photo, is essentially a platform about 75 feet above the Roman road below. The stones hit with such force that the Roman road was broken. See the photo of the Western Wall for a better view of the layout of the Wall and proximity of the stones below.

The Western Wall (formerly known as the Wailing Wall) is just a portion of the western side of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The Temple Mount is the foundation built by Herod the Great during the time of Christ. It was elevated about 75 feet above the road below. The white ramp on the far right is the ramp that leads to the top of the Temple Mount. To the right of the ramp (out of view of this photo) are some of the stones that remained from the Temple that were thrown down by the Romans when they destroyed the Temple in AD70 - as prophesied by Jesus in Matt 24.

The exterior of the 3 pyramids at the Giza plateau were once covered with a shiny limestone layer. This 'cap' on Kaphre's pyramid (the middle pyramid) is all that remains of this limestone exterior. Don't let the size deceive you: each of these limestone blocks are probably 4-6 feet high and weighs 2-10 tons. (The pyramids are HUGE!)

This is the only place on the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee where there's a cliff. The Gospels tell us that Jesus cast demons out of two men and the demons entered local swine. The swine rushed down the cliff and drowned themselves in the Sea of Galilee.

It's the only Biblical place I've seen in Israel that doesn't have a church there to commemorate a Biblical event. I guess "Church of the Demoniac Pigs" just doesn't fly.

This small cave is on the hillside where Jesus taught the Beatitudes. It overlooks the northern coast of the Sea of Galilee.

Dr. Dave, speaking from the same location where Jesus (supposedly) taught the Sermon On The Mount (Matt 5-7)

The inscription is Latin: "Here He taught us all."