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FRANCIS BEDFORD (1815-94)
Upper Bethoron [Beit Ur al-Foqa and the Valley of Ajalon]
31 Mar 1862RCIN 2700913
The Royal Yacht reached Jaffa (modern-day Tel Aviv) on 29 March. The following day the royal party set out on horses in the direction of
Jerusalem. En route they visited Beit Ur al-Foqa from where they could view the Valley of Ajalon, the site of a famous biblical battle, fought by Joshua, the leader of the Israelites, against the
Amorite kings.
Acquired by the Prince of Wales, 1862
