The village of
Gophna is clearly located midway Jerusalem and Jacob's well.
Under the white inscription there is a completely preserved vignette
of "a door between two towers" type.
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Valley of the bunch of grapes
(Num 13:24-25), whence the men sent to spy the land brought back
fruit as a sample of the land: they say this is Gophna, which
means "grape-vine". Is located at a distance of 15
miles from Jerusalem, on the road leading to Neapolis. It is
a question whether this tradition is true. (Eusebius, Onomasticon
168:15-18) |
