Ashtaroth, or Astarte, was among the idols of Syria; this medal shows she was worshiped in Jerusalem.  In her left hand she holds a staff, her right a human head and walks on a prostrate figure.

Astarte

Ashtaroth, or Astarte, was among the idols of Syria; this medal shows she was worshiped in Jerusalem.…

A Syrian bull.

Bull

A Syrian bull.

A town located in modern day Syria, about 33 miles NW of Jerusalem.

Jaffa

A town located in modern day Syria, about 33 miles NW of Jerusalem.

A fat-tailed Syrian sheep, found during biblical times.

Sheep

A fat-tailed Syrian sheep, found during biblical times.

Tombs hewn in the rock at Petra, an old Arabian city located in Ma'an, a governorate of Jordan, which makes up most of modern day Syria.

Tomb

Tombs hewn in the rock at Petra, an old Arabian city located in Ma'an, a governorate of Jordan, which…