Holy Land Digital Image Collections

Bain, Robert E. M

Jenin by Early morning light, where the bow of Israel was to be broken [Graphic]

Earthly Footsteps of The Man of Galilee Being Three Hundred and Eighty-Four Original Photographic Views and Descriptions of the Places Connected with the Earthly Life of Our Lord and His Apostles Traced with Note Book and Camera showing where Christ was born, brought up, baptized, tempted, transfigured and crucified, together with the scenes of his prayers, tears, miracles and sermons, and also places made sacred by the labors of his apostles, from Jerusalem to Rome by Bishop John H. Vincent, D.D., LL.D., Rev. James W. Lee, D.D., and R.E.M. Bain. London: A.M. Gardner & Co., Limited.

St. Louis, 1894.

1 photograph : b&w ; 25.3 x 17.6 cm ( 10 x 7 in).

Photograph is in a book with a description beneath ; printed description: "(Hosea, i:5.)--'And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.' The city of Jenin lies on the frontier of Samaria, at the southern edge of the plain of Jezreel. This is supposed to be the ancient En-gannin which was a Levitical city of Issachar, referred to in Joshua xix:21, and xxi: 29. Here was the borderland between the provinces of Galilee and Samaria in the time of the Christ. It is a beautiful situation, well watered, and its name signifies 'a fountain of gardens.' The springs rise in the hills behind the gardens, and the water is conducted by an aqueduct to a reservoir in the center of the town, said to have been built in the first half of the present century. This place is the seat of Kaima Kam, a governor appointed by the Sultan at Constantinople to rule over it." Copyright year and photographer's name are printed at the bottom of the photograph, along with "Franklin Co Eng-Chi." See 5363BAI/LVii89CAJS (Voyager # 361964)

A group of people are standing near a wall of cactus and trees; a minaret and part of a dome are visible in the background

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5171BAI/LVi89CAJS

CAJS Image Collection LVi BAI 5171 LVi89CAJS

The Lenkin Family Collection of Photography, University of Pennsylvania Libraries

Jordan

Jenin