Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Jaffa, Israel

No matter what you read, there's not much of a natural harbor here. The site advantage was provided by the elevation; height made it possible to invigilate the coast. The situational advantage was the result of Jaffa's straight-line trajectory to Jerusalem. It was the port both Solomon and Herod used to acquire cedar wood from Lebanon for the temple. [2010]

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