Tomb of Joshua

#160 among destinations in Israel

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The Tomb of Joshua is, according to tradition, the burial site of the biblical figure Joshua. According to the biblical book bearing his name, Joshua died at the age of 110 and his burial site was in a location of his own inheritance at Timnath-serah, which is in the hill country of the Tribe of Ephraim, north of the mountain of Gaash. ()

Local name: קבר יהושע בן נוןCoordinates: 32°7'7"N, 35°9'25"E

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West BankIsrael

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Tomb of Joshua – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Timnath-heres, Ariel University, Salfit, Kafr ad-Dik.

~330 ftN
Town, Archaeological site
Timnath-heres
2 min walk • Timnath-heres or Timnath-serah, later Thamna, was the town given by the Israelites to Joshua according to the Hebrew Bible. He requested it and the people gave it to him "at the order of the Lord". He built up the town and lived in it.
3.1 miE
Universities and schools
Ariel University
79 min walk • Ariel University, previously a public college known as the Ariel University Center of Samaria, is an Israeli university located in the Israeli settlement of Ariel in the West Bank.
2.9 miSE
Locality
Salfit
73 min walk • Salfit, also spelled Salfeet, is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank. Salfit is located at an altitude of 570 meters adjacent to the Israeli settlement of Ariel. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Salfit had a population of 10,911 in 2017.
5.6 miSW
Town
Kafr ad-Dik
144 min walk • Kafr ad-Dik is a Palestinian town located 9.5 kilometers west of Salfit in the Salfit Governorate, in the northern West Bank and eight kilometers east of the Green Line. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 4,453 in 2007.
3.2 miE
Town
Jamma'in
82 min walk • Jamma'in is a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank located 16 kilometers southwest of Nablus, 6 kilometers northwest of Salfit and 40 kilometers north of Ramallah.
~90 ftNE
Locality
Kifl Haris
1 min walk • Kifl Haris is a Palestinian village in the northern West Bank, located six kilometers west of Salfit and 18 kilometers south of Nablus in the Salfit Governorate, northwest of the Israeli settlement city Ariel.
4.5 miW
Locality
Biddya
114 min walk • Biddya is a Palestinian city in the Salfit Governorate, located 32 kilometers southwest of Nablus and half that distance from Salfit in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Biddya had a population of 8,064 in 2007.