Tomb of Joshua
Kifl Hares, West Bank | |
Coordinates | 32°07′07″N 35°09′25″E / 32.118617°N 35.15695°E |
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Type | Mausoleum |
The Tomb of Joshua (
Significance
Judaism
According to the
Islam
There are many local Islamic traditions locating the tomb of "Nabi Yusha'" ('Prophet Joshua') at various sites in Turkey (Joshua's Hill in Istanbul), Israel (Al-Nabi Yusha'), Jordan (near As-Salt), Iran (Isfahan), Iraq (Baghdad), and Lebanon (Miniyeh).
History
The mausoleum at Kifl Haris seen by Jews as the Tomb of Joshua, is known to Muslims as the
The current structure of the Shrine of Joshua is known to be an Islamic shrine built by Sultan Saladin, which contained on its wall an inscribed plaque stating that "Jawhar bin Abdullah is one of the servants of the shrine."
The shrine considered by Jews to be the tomb of Caleb is seen by Muslims to be the maqam of Prophet Dhu al-Kifl, from whom they consider the first part of the town's name to be derived.[3]
The third holy structure in Kifl Haris, standing at some distance[2] in the southwest of the town, is a large open shrine dedicated to Prophet Dhul-Nun, identified with Yunus (Jonah).[3] Jews see in it the tomb of Nun, the father of Joshua.[2]
Wafa Palestine News Agency reports that after the 1967 Six-Day War, the village shrines became a religious destination for Jews, with visits increasingly taking a political and Judaizing character.[3]
Archaeologists from
During the
References
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1882, p. 218 - 219
- ^ a b c "Tombs of Bible Hero Joshua Opened to Jews". Ezra HaLevi for Arutz Sheva Israel National News (online). 5 July 2006. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g "مقامات كفل حارس الإسلامية.. تزوير وتدنيس بالغطرسة" [The Islamic shrines of Kifl Haris: Forgery and arrogant desecration]. Alaa Mawqidi for Wafa Palestine News Agency. 18 Dec 2016. Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- Chabad-LubavitchMedia Center. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ Finkelstein et al, 1997, p. 460
- ^ Finkelstein et al., 1997, p. 367
- ^ Schürer, E. (1891), p. 158, note 438.
- Jerusalem Post. 2022-07-28. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- Jerusalem Post. 2023-12-13. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
Bibliography
- ISBN 965-440-007-3.
- Schürer, E. (1891). Geschichte des jüdischen Volkes im Zeitalter Jesu Christi [A History of the Jewish People in the Time of Jesus Christ]. Geschichte de jüdischen Volkes im Zeitalter Jesu Christi.English. Vol. 1. Translated by Miss Taylor. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.