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Shechem declined after the fall of the northern Kingdom of Israel. The city later regained its importance as a prominent Samaritan center during the Hellenistic period. [3] Traditionally associated with the city of Nablus, [4] Shechem is now identified with the nearby site of Tell Balata in the Balata al-Balad suburb of the West Bank.
Nablus in 1898 Young woman from Nablus, between 1867 and 1885 In 1831–32 Khedivate Egypt , then led by Muhammad Ali , conquered Palestine from the Ottomans. A policy of conscription and new taxation was instituted which led to a revolt organized by the a'ayan (notables) of Nablus, Hebron and the Jerusalem–Jaffa area.
Tell Balata (Arabic: تل بلاطة) is an archaeological site in the West Bank near Nablus, Palestine, that includes the remains of an ancient Canaanite and Israelite [1] city, identified since 1913 with the Biblical city of Shechem. [2]
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Joseph's Tomb Joseph's Tomb in Nablus Shown within the West Bank Location Nablus, West Bank Coordinates 32°12′48″N 35°17′06″E / 32.21328°N 35.28506°E / 32.21328; 35.28506 Type tomb History Material local stone Associated with Joseph (son of Jacob) (?) Site notes Condition ...
Jacob's Well is located 76 meters (249 ft) from Tell Balata in the eastern part of the city of Nablus within the grounds of the Bir Ya'qub monastery. [ 1 ] [ 10 ] The well is accessed by entering the church on the monastery grounds, and descending the stairs to a crypt where the well still stands, along with "a small winch, a bucket, ex-voto ...
Located in the strategic valley between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, a Canaanite city was first founded at Tell Balata around 2000 BCE; it is thought to have become the important Biblical city of Shechem. Nablus was subsequently founded during the Roman period when Emperor Vespasian established the city of Flavia Neapolis in 72 CE, 2 ...
Mount Ebal (Hebrew: הַר עֵיבָל, romanized: Har ʿĒḇāl; Arabic: جَبَل عَيْبال, romanized: Jabal ʿAybāl) is one of the two mountains near the city of Nablus in the West Bank (biblical Shechem), and forms the northern side of the valley in which Nablus is situated, the southern side being formed by Mount Gerizim. [1]
The Damascus Gate is one of the main Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. [1] It is located in the wall on the city's northwest side and connects to a highway leading out to Nablus, which in the Hebrew Bible was called Shechem or Sichem, and from there, in times past, to the capital of Syria, Damascus; as such, its modern English name is the Damascus Gate, and its modern Hebrew name is Sha'ar ...