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Tomb of Joseph, Nablous ‎The pilgrims from Jerusalem having left Shiloh would in about ten miles’ further travel reach Joseph’s Tomb, a mile and a half to the south of Nablous. This is supposed to be on “the parcel of ground purchased by Jacob,” and is an object of great veneration. It stands at the eastern entrance to the valley between Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal. Jews, Samaritans, Christians and Mohammedans agree on the identity of this sacred place. The low-domed mosque gleams white against the mountain back ground. The tomb itself is about six feet long and four feet high, covered with ordinary plaster, which has been whitewashed, as are all the Moslem graves of the country. Within the entrance to the inclosure is the vine “whose branches run over the wall,” recording the words of Jacob when he blessed Joseph. Hebrew, Arabic and Samaritan inscriptions are on the wall. It is really the tomb that should mark the resting place of the bones of Joseph, the Hebrew prince of ...

Nablous ‎ Passing between Gerizim and Ebal, Mary, Joseph and Jesus soon came to Shechem. Before us is a fine picture of the city, one of the most thrifty and well-kept of Eastern towns, with a population at the present day of about 20,000, of which 160 are Samaritans, 600 are Christians, 200 are Jews and the rest Mohammedans—bigoted and fanatical. The principal structures of the city are the mosques. The largest stands at the union of two streets, and has a Gothic gateway painted with red, white and blue. It was once a Christian church, but is now called “The Great Mosque.” There is also a Samaritan synagogue, not very well kept, but with its dome and skylight and the sacred recess where the ancient manuscripts are preserved. The Samaritans, like the Indians of America, are gradually dying out. Conder says that “ancient Shechem stood very nearly on the same site occupied by the large stone town of Nablous, with its well-watered gorge, full of gardens of mulberry and walnut, wi...

Tomb of Joseph, Nablous ‎The pilgrims from Jerusalem having left Shiloh would in about ten miles’ further travel reach Joseph’s Tomb, a mile and a half to the south of Nablous. This is supposed to be on “the parcel of ground purchased by Jacob,” and is an object of great veneration. It stands at the eastern entrance to the valley between Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal. Jews, Samaritans, Christ ians and Mohammedans agree on the identity of this sacred place. The low-domed mosque gleams white against the mountain back ground. The tomb itself is about six feet long and four feet high, covered with ordinary plaster, which has been whitewashed, as are all the Moslem graves of the country. Within the entrance to the inclosure is the vine “whose branches run over the wall,” recording the words of Jacob when he blessed Joseph. Hebrew, Arabic and Samaritan inscriptions are on the wall. It is really the tomb that should mark the resting place of the bones of Joseph, the Hebrew pri...

Tomb of Joseph, Nablous ‎The pilgrims from Jerusalem having left Shiloh would in about ten miles’ further travel reach Joseph’s Tomb, a mile and a half to the south of Nablous. This is supposed to be on “the parcel of ground purchased by Jacob,” and is an object of great veneration. It stands at the eastern entrance to the valley between Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal. Jews, Samaritans, Christ ians and Mohammedans agree on the identity of this sacred place. The low-domed mosque gleams white against the mountain back ground. The tomb itself is about six feet long and four feet high, covered with ordinary plaster, which has been whitewashed, as are all the Moslem graves of the country. Within the entrance to the inclosure is the vine “whose branches run over the wall,” recording the words of Jacob when he blessed Joseph. Hebrew, Arabic and Samaritan inscriptions are on the wall. It is really the tomb that should mark the resting place of the bones of Joseph, the Hebrew prince of...

Nablous ‎Passing between Gerizim and Ebal, Mary, Joseph and Jesus soon came to Shechem. Before us is a fine picture of the city, one of the most thrifty and well-kept of Eastern towns, with a population at the present day of about 20,000, of which 160 are Samaritans, 600 are Christ ians , 200 are Jews and the rest Mohammedans—bigoted and fanatical. The principal structures of the city are the mosques. The largest stands at the union of two streets, and has a Gothic gateway painted with red, white and blue. It was once a Christ ian church, but is now called “The Great Mosque.” There is also a Samaritan synagogue, not very well kept, but with its dome and skylight and the sacred recess where the ancient manuscripts are preserved. The Samaritans, like the Indians of America, are gradually dying out. Conder says that “ancient Shechem stood very nearly on the same site occupied by the large stone town of Nablous, with its well-watered gorge, full of gardens of mulberry and waln...