Middle East
Israel
Northern District

Horbat Gov Yosef

Jubb Yussef, also known as "Joseph's Well" in English, is an archaeological site in Ramat Korazim in Galilee, . It is believed by Muslims to be the site of the pit into which Yusuf, a figure which is part of both the Biblical and Quranic narratives, was thrown by his brothers.
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Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY 4.0.
  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: archaeological site in Northern District, Israel
  • Also known as: “Jubb Yussef”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Domus Galilee and Korazim.

Church
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Domus Galilaeae or House of Galilee, located on the peak of , above and north of and the , is a Christian meeting place used for seminars and conventions, run by the Neocatechumenal Way. is situated 2½ km southeast of Horbat Gov Yosef.

Ruins
Photo: Jacek555, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chorazin or was an ancient village in the Roman and Byzantine periods, best known from the Christian Gospels. It stood on the Plateau in the on a hill above the northern shore of the , 2.5 mi from in what is now the territory of modern . is situated 2½ km east of Horbat Gov Yosef.

Ruins
Photo: Owenglyndur, CC BY 4.0.
is a ruins, which is situated 4 km south of Horbat Gov Yosef.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ami’ad and Korazim.

Village
Photo: Rav, Public domain.
Ami'ad is a kibbutz in northern . Located on the Korazim Plateau, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 596.

Village
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is a community settlement in northern . Located on the plateau to the north of the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 487.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in northern . Located on the Korazim Plateau near Rosh Pina, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 776. is situated 3½ km north of Horbat Gov Yosef.

Horbat Gov Yosef

Latitude
32.91938° or 32° 55′ 10″ north
Longitude
35.53802° or 35° 32′ 17″ east
Open location code
8G4QWG9Q+Q6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9230897617
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q4811271
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Horbat Gov Yosef” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جب يوسف”
  • Cebuano: “H̱orbat Gov Yosef”
  • Hebrew: “באר ג’וב יוסף”
  • Hebrew: “ג’וב יוסף”
  • Hebrew: “חרבת גוב יוסף”
  • Turkish: “Çah-ı Yusuf”
  • Ukrainian: “Свердловина Йосипа”
  • Urdu: “چاہ یوسف”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Horbat Gov Yosef”. Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY 4.0.