Jacobs Well~Bir Ya'qub West Bank Palestine~E O Monastery RPPC Postcard Israel-P5

Description

Offered is a vintage Agfa RPPC showing Jacobs Well~Bir Ya'qub Eastern Orthodox Monastery-Church. Nablus, West Bank.
This Well still exists today.
Not sure of the date of this photo, semi-antique to antique....1930s?....
Interesting that this view shows Well chamber area without later-added adornments.
Web photos are shown for reference, but are not included in a physical way as part of this auction.
Wiki pedia:
Jacob’s Well (Arabic: بئر يعقوب,
Bir Ya'qub
, Greek: Φρέαρ του Ιακώβ,
Fréar tou Iakóv
, Hebrew: באר יעקב,
Be'er Yaaqov
; also known as Jacob's fountain and Well of Sychar) is a deep well constructed from rock that has been associated in religious tradition with Jacob for roughly two millennia. It is situated a short distance from the archaeological site of Tell Balata, which is thought to be the site of biblical Shechem.
Physical description and location
Jacob's Well is located 76 meters (249 ft) from
Tell Balata
in the eastern part of the city of Nablus within the grounds of the Bir Ya'qub monastery.
The well is accessed by entering the church on the monastery grounds, and descending the stairs to a crypt where the well still stands, along with "a small winch, a bucket, ex-voto icons and lots of lit candles." Joseph's Tomb, a related site, is located just north of Jacob's Well in an Ottoman era building marked by a white dome.
According to Major Anderson, who visited the site in 1866, the well has
"a narrow opening, just wide enough to allow the body of a man to pass through with arms uplifted, and this narrow neck, which is about 4 ft. long, opens into the well itself, which is cylindrically shaped, and opens about 7 ft. 6 in. in diameter. The well and upper part of the well are built of masonry, and the well appears to have been sunk through a mixture of alluvial soil and limestone fragments, till a compact bed of mountain limestone was reached, having horizontal strata which could be easily worked; and the interior of the well presents the appearance of having been lined throughout with rough masonry.”
Based on a measurement made in 1935, the total depth of the well is 41 meters (135 ft).
CONDITION: VF Antique. UNMailed.
SIZE: aprox 3 1/2" x 5 1/2"
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