page_title: Jacob's Well
hierarchical_section_title: Jacob's Well
caption_attribution_description: English: This is the church of Bir Ya'qub, photographed from within the monastery complex of the same name in Nablus.
context_page_description: Jacob's Well 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.
  The well currently lies within the complex of an Eastern Orthodox monastery of the same name, in the city of Nablus in the West Bank.
context_section_description: 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.
  The well currently lies within the complex of an Eastern Orthodox monastery of the same name, in the city of Nablus in the West Bank.
caption: The Greek Orthodox St. Photini Church at Bir Ya'qub in 2008
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