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Joseph's grave, within the tomb.
Joseph's grave, within the tomb.

Joseph's Tomb is a shrine near the city of Nablus in the West Bank. Nablus ( sometimes Nābulus; Arabic:; næːblʊs is a Palestinian city in the northern West Bank, approximately north of Jerusalem The West Bank (الضفة الغربية, הגדה המערבית Hagadah Hamaaravit) also referred to in Israel as " Judea and Samaria It is traditionally considered by some religious branches to be the burial place of the Biblical patriarch Joseph, and is located in the Samaritan city of Shechem; others consider Joseph to have been buried next to the Cave of the Patriarchs, where a mediaeval structure known as the kalah (castle) is now located[1]. Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin Originally a patriarch was a man who exercised autocratic authority as a Pater familias over an extended family Joseph or Yosef (יוֹסֵ Standard Yosef Tiberian Yôsēp̄, يوسف Yusuf; "He Samaria, or the Shomron ( שֹׁמְרוֹן, Standard Šoməron Tiberian Šōmərôn Shechem ( Sichem, Shkhem or Shachmu, Hebrew: שְׁכֶם‎ / שְׁכָם, Standard The Cave of the Patriarchs ( Hebrew: מערת המכפלה Me'arat HaMachpela, Trans

Some archaeologists believe that the site in Nablus is a few centuries old and could contain the remains of a Muslim sheikh named Yusef Al-Dwaik[2]. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion Sheikh, also rendered as Sheik, Cheikh, Shaikh, and other variants ( Arabic:, shaykh According to Jewish texts, Joseph's body was taken from Egypt during the Exodus and later reinterred in Shechem [3] in the specific spot purchased legally by Jacob. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Exodus ( Greek: έξοδος eksodos = "departure" is the second book of the Jewish Torah and of the Christian Old Testament. Jacob ( Hebrew: יַעֲקֹב, Standard   Yaʿaqov Tiberian   Yaʿăqōḇ; [4]

According to tradition, Joseph's sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, are also buried at the site. Ephraim ( Hebrew: אֶפְרַיִם/אֶפְרָיִם Standard Efráyim Tiberian ʾEp̄ráyim/ʾEp̄rāyim

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The yeshiva and vandalism of the tomb

Israel first gained control of the tomb in 1967, following the Six-Day War and a small settlement grew inside the site compound. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Background Suez Crisis aftermath The Suez Crisis of 1956 represented a military defeat but a political victory for Egypt

In the mid-1980s a Jewish yeshiva, Od Yosef Chai, was built at the site along with an Israeli Defence Forces military outpost. Yeshiva or yeshivah (jəʃi'və ( Hebrew: ישיבה "sitting (n The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF) (צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, lit

In 1995, the settlement was transferred to Palestinian National Authority jurisdiction, however Israeli troops continued to control the site to ensure free access to students and pilgrims in accordance with the Oslo accords. Israeli-Palestinian conflict The Oslo Accords, officially called the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements or Declaration of Principles [5] During the Western Wall Tunnel riots in 1996, the tomb was attacked and six Israeli soldiers were killed. The Western Wall Tunnel ( Hebrew: מנהרת הכותל translit

Near the start of the Al-Aqsa Intifada in October 2000, the shrine became a target of armed militant demonstrators. Seventeen Palestinians and one Israeli soldier were killed in fighting around the tomb. [6] On October 7, 2000 the Israeli army withdrew from the site leaving it in the hands of the Palestinians. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. [7] Soon afterward, the holy tomb and army post were ransacked (the outpost and yeshiva were destroyed in this deliberate attack on a site sacred to both Christians and Jews); the Palestinian police allegedly allowed the ransacking to go ahead without intervention. [8]

Nablus mayor Ghassan Shakaa promised to repair the site to its pre-1967 state, and repairs were carried out; however, workers painted the exterior of the shrine's dome green (the color of Islam), fuelling speculation that the Palestinians intended to build a mosque on the site. Nablus ( sometimes Nābulus; Arabic:; næːblʊs is a Palestinian city in the northern West Bank, approximately north of Jerusalem Ghassan Shakaa ( غسان الشكعة,) (1943-) is the former mayor of Nablus, one of the largest cities in the West Bank. For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. A "mosque" in English refers to all types of buildings dedicated for Islamic worship although there is a distinction in Arabic between the smaller privately owned mosque and the larger After some world outcry, the dome was repainted a neutral color.

Since 2000, Israelis are no longer allowed to visit the site, although some pilgrims are at times allowed to enter under armed escort. Despite the ban some Breslov hasidim still visit the site under the cover of darkness evading army and police checkpoints. Breslov (also Bratslav) is a branch of Hasidic Judaism founded by Rebbe Nachman of Breslov (1772-1810 a great-grandson of the Baal Shem There had been an incident where some of these pilgrims were attacked and wounded. [1] With this ban and the fears that Palestinian authorities are not sufficiently protecting Jewish and Christian religious sites[5] the shrine has become the source of ongoing frustration and anger amongst Jews.

On February 23, 2003 the carved stone covering the grave was destroyed. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. [9]

On May, 2007, the Breslov hasidim visited the site for the first time in two years. In 2007, it was discovered that the tomb had been vandalized, and filled with burning garbage[10]. In February 2008, vandals set burning tires inside the tomb. [11] As a response, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas declared the tomb a Muslim holy site, and downplayed reports of joint Israeli-Palestinian cooperation on restoring the tomb. Mahmoud Abbas (محمود عباس (born March 26, 1935) also known by the kunya Abu Mazen (ابو مازن was elected President [12]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Biblical Archaeology Review, Patriarchal Burial Site Explored for First Time in 700 Years, May/June 1985
  2. ^ Suggested by JVL Article
  3. ^ According to Joshua 24:32
  4. ^ According to Genesis 33:18-20
  5. ^ a b The Oslo accords set out that the Palestinian Authority is responsible for the safety of Jewish and Christian religious sites under its control and that it has to ensure free access to them
  6. ^ (April 2005) Palestine and Palestinians. Biblical Archaeology Review (BAR is a publication that seeks to connect the academic study of archaeology to a broad general audience seeking to understand the world of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict The Oslo Accords, officially called the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements or Declaration of Principles Ramallah, Palestine: Alternative Tourism Group. ISBN 9950-319-01-3
  7. ^ Date confirmed by palestinefacts.org source
  8. ^ http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/joetomb.html Jewish Virtual Library
  9. ^ קבר יוסף בשכם
  10. ^ Joseph's Tomb is Shechem's Garbage Dump - News Briefs - Arutz Sheva
  11. ^ Klein, Aaron "Palestinians burn Joseph's Tomb" World Net Daily 2/12/2008
  12. ^ Klein, Aaron "Biblical hero Joseph 'was really a Muslim'" World Net Daily 2/14/2008

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