Nabi Samwil

An-Nabi Samwil, also called al-Nabi Samuil, is a Palestinian village in the Quds Governorate of the State of Palestine, located in the West Bank, four kilometers north of Jerusalem.

Photo: Alexey Goral, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Village with 234 residents
Description: local development committee in Jerusalem Governorate
Also known as: “An Nabi Samu’il”, “An Nabi Samwil”, “An Nabī Şamwīl”, “En Nabī Ṣamuīl”, “En Nabi Samweil”, “En Nabī Samwīl”, “Montjoie”, “Mountain of Joy”, and “Nabi Samwīl”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tomb of Samuel and Boundary marker.

Tomb of Samuel

Place of worship

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.

The Tomb of Samuel, commonly known as Nebi Samuel or Nebi Samwil, is the traditional burial site of the biblical prophet Samuel, atop a steep hill at an elevation of 908 m above sea level, in the Palestinian village of Nabi Samwil, in the West Bank.

Boundary marker

Ruins

Photo: DerNurNochAlsBilderlieferantMitmacht, CC0.

A boundary marker, border marker, boundary stone, or border stone is a robust physical marker that identifies the start of a land boundary or the change in a boundary, especially a change in direction of a boundary. Boundary marker is situated 3 km south of Nabi Samwil.

Yeshivat Ohr David

College

Yeshivat Ohr David is a Jewish seminary and institute of higher learning located in Jerusalem. Ohr David is currently located in Ramot. Throughout the year, students take trips throughout the Land of Israel, including trips to the Golan Heights and Eilat.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beit Iksa and Al Jib.

Beit Iksa

Village

Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Beit Iksa is a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Governorate of the State of Palestine, located northwest of Jerusalem in the West Bank. The village is surrounded on all sides by the Israeli West Bank barrier, and outside Palestinians are denied access through the one Israeli checkpoint leading to it.

Al Jib

Village

Photo: Mahmood moutan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Al Jib or al-Jib is a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Governorate of the State of Palestine, located ten kilometers northwest of Jerusalem, partially in the seam zone of the West Bank.