Why is Joseph buried in Shechem, the largest Arab city in Israel?
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Joshua 24:32
And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in the parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for a hundred pieces of money; and they became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.
When we visit the remains of the site after the PLO burned it some 8 years ago, we find it in the middle of an Arab city:
But if you could only see how the site looked just 100 years ago, you would understand that Joseph has be sitting there patiently in Shechem for thousands of years, waiting for his people to return... and there are those who have come here less than 100 years ago:
Kever Yoseph = Joseph's Tomb in Shechem
More about Joseph in Shechem here.
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