Holy Land Digital Image Collections

Bain, Robert E. M

Tower of Castle--Near where the transfiguration took place [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: W.A. Hammond, Holborn Hall, E.C.

St. Louis, 1894.

1 photograph : b&w ; 25.4 x 17.5 cm ( 10 x 6.875 in).

Photograph is in a book with a description beneath ; printed description: "(Deut., i:7)-Reference is made in this verse to Lebanon, and we give a picture of the great Subeibeh Castle, which stands about three miles above Cæsarea Philippi, at the foot of Mount Hermon, which belongs to the general Lebanon range. The top of this castle is 2,300 feet above the Mediterranean Sea and 1,000 feet above the town of Cæsarea Philippi. This is, perhaps, one of the largest castles in the world, and certainly the most massive fortification in all Syria. It is capable of accommodating a whole army, and stands here by the roadside overlooking the boundary between Syria and Palestine. Standing on the top of the tower, we are in sight of Dan, which is just below us, and which marked the northern limit of the Holy Land. This castle is in a state of remarkable preservation, which is probably owing to the quality of the stone, which is very compact and hard as adamant."

Rounded portion of a stone wall; part of the ruins of the castle

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Cæsarea Philippi

Subeibeh Castle

5474BAI/LVii200CAJS

CAJS Image Collection LVii BAI 5474 LVii200CAJS

The Lenkin Family Collection of Photography, University of Pennsylvania Libraries

Israel