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1941 - Educational Film, Middle East: The Holy Land - From Abraham to Allenby R3 of 9

Reel Number: 220656-09

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1941,1940s

Country: Egypt,Palestine,Syria

Location: Middle East

TC Begins: 22:59:32

TC Ends: 23:10:32

Duration: 00:11:00

1941 - Educational Film, Sinai & Palestine Animated Map shows Israelites' travel from Kadesh thru Petra, Kir of Moab, Heshbon - to the Promised Land. 23:00:01 Aerial views Akabah (?) village of mud huts; railway track thru desert (commentary says it is this railway that was blown up by Lawrence of Arabia). Petra w/ rock carvings. Shot of hills of Judea across the Dead Sea. Aerials continue w/ Valley of Shittim - volcanic plain. 23:01:18 Nomads on horseback riding past; talking & waiting & then crossing Jordan River. Bedouin cross river - horses, camels & sheep. Herd of camel crossing river & drinking at rivers edge. Bedouins transfer sheep across river holding onto their ears & swimming w/ them. Camels helped to climb up riverbank. 23:03:43 Aerial Oasis of Jericho. Camels at fairly fast speed across desert. Aerials of remains of the walls of Jericho. 23:04:16 Intertitle: After the capture of Jericho the Israelites were able to enter the promised land. 23:04:24 Stream; waterfall - Arabs plowing w/ camels & oxen. 23:05:04 Intertitle: By little & little I will drive them out from before thee until thou be increased & inherit the land. 23:05:13 People gathering straw / reeds & loading onto camels. Women gleaning wheat. CU woman laughing. Camels laden w/ brush (?). 23:06:27 Intertitle: And I have given you - cities which...” 23:06:39 Village built of mud huts w/ walls; horse and cart. Agriculture - plowing. Almond blossoms. Vines. Man using pickaxe on ground. Street scenes, market & Arab buying wool, filling saddlebag. HA of people & vendors. 23:07:46 Aerials of Plain of Jezreel, Mountains of Gilboa, Mount Shunin (sp?) & Mount Tabor. Camels sitting. Bedouin preparing camels. Aerials of fortress of Megiddo. 23:08:47 Bedouin & camels. 23:08:54 Aerial closer above Mt. Tabor. 23:09:14 Many Arabs riding camels. Aerial above cloud formation. Many Arabs on horses riding at speed. Rivulets of water following during storm. Desert turned to mud. 23:10:11 Aerials of Mt Gilboa & fields around it. Bible; Biblical History; Ethnography; Ethnographic Film; Educational Film; Jewish Religion; 1940s; NOTE: Partial or entire sold at per reel rate. NOTE: Very condescending narration.

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