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Jacob's Well ( Nablus )

Old Places in Nablus (1)
Jacob's Well

Jacob's Well is located at the entrance of Nablus . Jacob (pbuh) , on his return from Mesopotamia , bought a plot of land from honor for " a hundred pieces of silver " , on which he pitched his tent and dug a 35 meter deep well for himself, his children and his flocks.

Since that time , the well has been known as Jacob's well . Tradition states that it was at this well that Jesus ( pbuh ) met the Samaritan woman and asked her for water to drink , the well has been an object of pilgrimage since then .

The old church over the well was destroyed but restored by Crusaders. Today Jacob's Well stand within the walled complex of the Greek Orthodox Monastery .

Journey through history

Nablus city
Nablus is located 65 km north of Jerusalem between mountain Gerzim and mountain Ebal.
It was founded in 2500 – 3000 BC by the Can'anites , Arab travellers who came from the Arabic Peninsula , they called it Tell Balata or Shakeem . Owing to its position in a fertile valley , Tell Balata was one of the earliest and most powerful Canaanites cities. In 72 AD The Roman Emperor Titus destroyed the city and built a new one , the west of the Shakeem, where the current old city is situated , and in honor of his father Flavius Vespasian it was called Flavia Neapolis , the " New City " . In the early centuries of Christianity , Neapolis was the scene of constant strife between the local Samaritan and Christian populations. The Samaritan revolt against Rome down by Emperor Justinian and most of the Samaritans were expelled. In 636 AD the Arabs took the town changing its name to Nablus, it has been predominantly Muslim ever since.
Nablus enjoys a strategic position being at the junction between two ancient commercial roads : one linking the coast of the Jordan valley , the other linking the north to the south of Pelestine through the mountains.
In 1927 an earthquake damaged many of the city's buildings , which were rebuilt but lost their previous picturesque character.
Today Nablus is one of the largest cities in the West Bank aside from Jerusalem , with a principal industrial and commercial center. Some of its numerous factories of olive-oil soap for which Nablus is famous have been operating for more than 250 years. Nablus is famous for its sweets, reputed for its excellent goldsmiths and its busy markets.

Just returned from Nablus and the restoration is close to completion. The transformation of this great home to its original splendor is almost complete. My father, brother and I, were able to stay in the home for the first time in almost 25 years. The modern bathrooms are first class and the rooms and reception areas are close to being restored to their original states. We have used teams of contractors to restore and renew the original architecture and landscaping as well as full restoration of the almost century old carpets and furniture. The Palestinian craftsmen and their work and detail has been exemplary under the direction of my General contractor and cousin Mohammad "Abu Morad" Masri, and his company in Nablus, "Masri Ceramics".

One of the suites, should be open by late June and available.