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Jacob's Well, 1912 The Greek Orthodox St. Photini Church at Bir Ya'qub in 2008 The dome of St. Photini Church at Bir Ya'qub (2008). Jacob's Well, [a] also known as Jacob's Fountain or the Well of Sychar, is a Christian holy site located in Balata village, a suburb of the Palestinian city of Nablus in the West Bank.
Jacob's Well is a 15th-century collection of 95 sermons in Middle English.The sermons were delivered on consecutive days "in some kind of homiletic marathon" and the written form reflects the spoken word, with remarks like "the other day I told you".
Philoumenos (Hasapis) of Jacob's Well (Greek: Φιλούμενος Χασάπης; Φιλούμενος ο Κύπριος; or Φιλούμενος Ορουντιώτης, 15 October 1913 – 29 November 1979) was the Hegumen of the Greek Orthodox monastery of Jacob's Well, [note 1] from the city of Nablus (Neapolis) in the West Bank.
Left-to-right from top: Nablus and Mount Gerizim skyline; Manara Clock Tower and An-Nasr Mosque; Joseph's Tomb chamber; Old City of Nablus; Tell Balata archaeological site; Eastern Orthodox Church of Bir Ya'qub, where Jacob's Well is located; Mount Ebal; and a Nablus shopping district.
Jews Acre is associated with Jacob's Well, which lies about a hundred metres further down the valley. The well is believed to have been a bet tohorah (ritual bath) where corpses were washed prior to interment in the cemetery. [3] After a body had been buried, those involved would also have used the water from the well to ritually purify themselves.
The U.S. Geologic Survey measured a zero cubic feet per second discharge from the well. The recommended flow rate is 4 to 7 cubic feet per second.
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby will end his duties on Monday after quitting amid an abuse cover-up scandal, but his interim successor is facing scrutiny in a similar case, leaving the ...
Jacob's Well, or the Well of Sychar, a well mentioned in the New Testament and located in the West Bank; Jacob's Well, Bristol, an early mediaeval structure in England that is thought to be a Jewish ritual bath; Jacobs Well, York, a historic building in York, in England