Siege of Jacob's Ford
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The siege of Jacob's Ford was a victory of the Muslim Sultan Saladin over an unnamed Templar Castellan of Jacob's Ford. It occurred in August 1179, when Saladin conquered and destroyed Chastelet, a ne
The Ruins of the Crusader Fortress in Jacob's Ford
Jacob's Ford Battlefield (1179) viewed from the Chastelet main gateway to the east across the Jordan River
Daughters of Jacob Bridge
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The Daughters of Jacob Bridge is a bridge that spans the last natural ford of the Jordan River between the Korazim Plateau in northern Israel and the Golan Heights.
The modern concrete bridge in 2016
The Daughters of Jacob Bridge in 1918