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Mount Ephraim and Benjamin
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39. The (place) of Joseph
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 Two black, burnt lines of inscription commemorate the place of Joseph. |
Balanus, that is, the oak, of Shechem (Judg 9: 6), where Abimelech was made king. It is shown in the suburbs of Neapolis, beside the tomb of Joseph. (Eusebius, Onomasticon 54:23-24; Jerome 55:24-25) |
Photo: Entrance to the Moslem shrine of Joseph's Tomb. |
