Luke 1
Video Introduction to the Book of Luke
Gospel of Luke—Some Major Events
Approaching the Entrance to Herod’s Temple
Symmachus’ Greek Translation Containing the Hebrew Tetragrammaton
Writing Tablets
Luke 2
Caesar Augustus
Winter in Bethlehem
Jesus in the Manger
Turtledove and Pigeon
View of the Valley of Jezreel
Luke 3
Tiberius Caesar
Coin Made by Herod Antipas
The Wilderness
Sandals
Threshing Tools
Luke 4
The Wilderness of Judea, West of the Jordan River
The Wilderness
Battlement of the Temple
The Great Isaiah Scroll
Synagogue in Capernaum
Luke 5
Remains of a Galilean Fishing Boat
Fish of the Sea of Galilee
First-Century Fishing Boat
Luke 6
North Shore of the Sea of Galilee, Looking Northwest
Upper Fold of a Garment
Fig Tree, Grapevine, and Thornbush
Luke 7
Royal Houses
The Marketplace
Bone Flute
Alabaster Jar
Luke 8
Domestic Lampstand
First-Century Fishing Boat
Remains of a Galilean Fishing Boat
Cliffs on the Eastern Side of the Sea of Galilee
Jesus Heals a Woman
Luke 9
Staff and Food Pouch
Coin Made by Herod Antipas
Baskets
Mount Hermon
Mount Hermon As Seen From the Hula Valley Nature Reserve
Foxes’ Dens and Birds’ Nests
Plowing
Luke 10
Wolf
Staff and Food Pouch
Capernaum, Chorazin, and Bethsaida
The Road From Jerusalem to Jericho
From Olive to Oil
Luke 11
Scorpions
Domestic Lampstand
Rue
The Marketplace
Luke 12
Modern-Day Valley of Hinnom
Raven
Lilies of the Field
“Your Clothing Has Become Moth-Eaten”
Luke 13
Coin Made by Herod Antipas
A Hen Gathering Her Chicks
Luke 14
Prominent Places at Evening Meals
Salt on the Shore of the Dead Sea
Luke 15
The Shepherd and His Sheep
Carob Pods
Luke 16
Written Agreement Acknowledging a Debt
Purple Dyes
Luke 17
Upper and Lower Millstones
Black Mulberry Tree
Luke 19
Sycamore Tree
Bethphage, the Mount of Olives, and Jerusalem
Colt, or Young Donkey
Stones From the Temple Mount
Luke 20
The Front Seats in the Synagogue
Prominent Places at Evening Meals
Luke 21
The Treasury Chests and the Widow
Stones From the Temple Mount
Judea Capta Coin
Roman Sword
The Arch of Titus in Rome
Luke 22
Upper Room
Vine
The Sanhedrin
Luke 23
Nail in a Heel Bone
Tomb Chamber
Luke 24
Nail in a Heel Bone
Foxes’ Dens and Birds’ Nests
Foxes’ Dens and Birds’ Nests
Jesus contrasted his own situation of not having a permanent home with foxes that have dens and birds that have nests. The type of foxes shown here (Vulpes vulpes) inhabit not only the Middle East but also Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America and have been introduced into Australia. Unless foxes use a natural crevice or the deserted or usurped burrow of another animal, they commonly dig holes in the ground to form their dens. The bird, a Cetti’s Warbler (Cettia cetti), is one of an estimated 470 varieties that may be found in Israel at some time during the course of a year. Bird’s nests likewise are diverse, located in trees, in hollow tree trunks, and on cliffs, and are made of such materials as twigs, leaves, seaweed, wool, straw, moss, and feathers. The diverse topography of the country, ranging from cool mountain peaks to deep sweltering valleys and from arid deserts to maritime plains all lying together near the southeast corner of the Mediterranean Sea, makes it an attractive habitat for birds that either live here permanently or migrate throughout the region.
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