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full size in new window. | Title / Description: Horns of Chittim (Hittim)
Provenance: Galilee, Israel
Commentary: The Horns of Hittim is referred to in several books of the Old Testament, and was also the site of a key battle during the Crusades in which the Muslim forces under Saladin routed the Crusaders on July 4, 1187, leading to the Crusaders' loss of Jerusalem.
Author of Commentary: Adam Mendelson
Source: Phinney, D. Nathan Leander Keck slide collection
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