Credit: CarmelH1
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Credit URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org...
Comments: Nimrod Fortress (also known as Nimrod Fortress and Az-Zubayba Fortress) is an archaeological site from the Middle Ages, with the remains of a large fortress that was built and fortified over the years by the Ayyubid and Mamluk armies. The fort is located at the peak of a narrow ridge at a height of about 800 meters above sea level, at the foot of Mount Hermon, about 3 kilometers southwest of the settlement of Neve Ativ, and about 1,300 meters northeast of the tributary of Nahal Sa'ar. The place is declared a national park.
Credit: Heritage Conservation Outside The City Pikiwiki Israel
License: CC BY 2.5
Credit URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org...
Comments: Nimrod Fortress of the Golan Heights
Credit: Andrew Shiva / Wikipedia
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Credit URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org...
Comments: Aerial view of Masada (Hebrew מצדה), in the Judaean Desert (Hebrew: מִדְבַּר יְהוּדָה, Arabic: صحراء يهودا), with the Dead Sea in the distance.
Credit: שרון שלמה
License: Public Domain
Credit URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org...
Comments: An ancient fortress in the Jordan River baptism site
From Webster:FOR'TRESS, noun
1. Any fortified place; a fort; a castle; a strong hold; a place of defense or security. The English have a strong fortress on the rock of
Gibraltar, or that rock is a fortress
2. Defense; safety; security;
The Lord is my rock, and my fortress Psalms 18:2.
