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The system has been explored and mapped by cave divers of the Jacob's Well Exploration Project and has been shown to consist of two principal conduits. One passageway measures approximately 4,500 feet (1,400 m) from the surface with a maximum depth of 137 feet (42 m), and a secondary one extends approximately 1,000 feet (300 m) in length from the point where it diverges from the main conduit.
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.
Wimberley is located in western Hays County 38 miles (61 km) via road southwest of Austin and 58 miles (93 km) northeast of San Antonio. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of 9.0 square miles (23.2 km 2 ), all land.
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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.
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.
Jacob's Well and Joseph's Tomb are both identified, and Nablus is stated as being the location of Biblical Shechem, in contrast to the modern identification with Tell Balata. Balata is a village on an ancient site, and it has ancient cisterns and canals. [14] In 1896, a Samaritan sarcophagus was found at the house of a local fellah. [15]
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