Joseph's Pit and Jacob's Bridge
جبّ يوسف وجسر يعقوب
Twin landmarks of the Safed country — Joseph's Pit by the village of Shura and, beside it, the famous Jacob's Bridge — both counted by al-Umari among the monuments of Syria 1.
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Two neighbouring landmarks in the land of Safad. The Pit of Joseph is near the village of Shura, and close to it is the Bridge of Jacob, well known and famous. Ibn Fadl Allah al-Umari counts them among the monuments of Syria. 2
Sources
- Masalik al-absar fi mamalik al-amsar — al-Umari (1924 printing), p. 231
- Masalik al-absar fi mamalik al-amsar — al-Umari (1924 printing), p.231
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islam.museum contributors. “Joseph's Pit and Jacob's Bridge”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/jubb-yusuf-wa-jisr-yaqub/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.