Biblical Scenes are represented widely in Adrichom's map:
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KING DAVID'S PALACE
The palace of King David and above it Bathsheba, the future mother of King Solomon, bathing on the roof near the palace.
Adrichom - Batsheva -
KING SOLOMON'S PALACE AND THE FIRST TEMPLE
King Solomon's palace and the First Temple depicted in detail: The Temple Courtyard drawn according to Josephus' description, the Ark and the Cherubim, the High Priest, the Candelabrum and the Table of the Showbread, as well as the Sacrificial Altar in front of the Temple.
Adrichom - Solomon's Temple -
THE SHRINE OF THE IDOL MOLOCH
The Temple of the Ammonite idol Moloch that King Solomon built in the Valley of Gehena (I Kings: 11:7). According to the Bible (I Kings 16:3; 21:6), the kings of Judah Ahaz and Manasseh took part in the Moloch ritual by passing their sons through the fire. At the bottom, the sawing of the tree where the Prophet Isaiah was hidden by the slaves of the wicked king Manasseh, and Isaiah's sepulcher are depicted.
Adrichom - Moloch -
THE BABYLONIAN ARMY CAMP
The camp of the Babylonian army besieging Jerusalem on the eve of the destruction of the First Temple.
Adrichom - Babylonian camp