26.04.2011                      22.Nisan, 5771                      Shmini schel Pesach; Tag 7 des Omer

Josephs Grab:

Background: Joseph's Tomb remains source of conflict

Unauthorized and unprotected clandestine visits are regularly held by small groups of Jewish worshipers.

The site of Joseph’s Tomb, located at the outskirts of Nablus, is first mentioned in the Book of Genesis, where it is written that Jacob bought a plot of land from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem.
Later in that book, Joseph – Jacob’s son – tells his brothers from his Egyptian deathbed that his bones should be borne from the exile to be laid to rest in that plot. Jewish tradition holds that Joseph’s sons Ephraim and Menashe are also buried at the site….