ELON MOREH - SHECHEM
Renewal of the Jewish Settlement in Shomron
History
ROOTS IN SHECHEM
THE CITY OF SHECHEM
sits in the narrow passage
between Mt. Grizim and Mt. Eval
THE BIBLICAL TEL
was not settled
when the Patriarch Avraham built his first Altar here
THE EASTERN GATE
was already standing
when Yaakov and his family arrived
A PORTION OF THE FIELD
that Yaakov bought-
one of three places in Eretz Yisroel
that were purchased with money.
in the end became the burial place of Joseph
THE PLACE OF THE ARK OF THE COVENANT
Joshua fulfilled the Mitzvah of "blessings and curses" at Shechem on his first day in Israel.
When he renewed the Covenant in Shechem in his last days-
he raised up a "great stone" on the site.
SHECHEM ON A MAP FROM THE TIME OF THE MISHNA
even after the Romans destroyed the city and built in its place "Neapolis"
Joseph's Tomb remained
as a goal for Jewish worshippers
THE CITY OF NABLUS
even after the Arab conquest changed "Neapolis" to "Nablus"
they didn't succeed in separating Am Yisroel from our roots in Shechem.
KEVER YOSEPH
[Joseph's Tomb]
TODAY
continues to draw visitors,
Torah scholars and worshippers
despite all the difficulties
that have been put in their way
We shall return!
Elon Moreh on the Map
Roots in Shechem
Tanach
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