BETHLÉEM. - Le Tombeau de Rachel. - the Tomb of Rachel. - LL

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Front Text - 24;Text on the back -Carte Postale Correspondance Adresse Mudele Déposé IMP. Levy Fils & Cie, Paris;Production period - beginning of the 20th century-?;founders, architects, painters etc. - IMP. Levy Fils & Cie, Paris;Front Period - end of the 19th century - beginning of the 20th century-?;Category - Religious life;Description - A horizontal postcard depicting the tomb of Rachel near Bethlehem. The tomb has two parts: the lower part, with a big arch and a higher part with a cupola. On the walls there are paintings. Rachel's Tomb is the traditional gravesite of the Biblical Matriarch Rachel and is widely considered the third holiest site in Judaism. It is located in the central West Bank on the outskirts of Bethlehem. On the outskirts of Canaan, Rachel, wife of Jacob, went into a difficult labour with her second son, Benjamin. She died during childbirth on Cheshvan 11. The Bible records the event: 'And Rachel died, and was buried on the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem. And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day.' — Genesis 35:19-20 Rachel's tomb has equal status with Machpelah (the Tombs of the Patriarchs), in Hebron, as the oldest place of p

Title BETHLÉEM. - Le Tombeau de Rachel. - the Tomb of Rachel. - LL.
Additional Titles Bethlehem - Rachel's Tomb (Eretz Israel - Palestine)
Contributors אוסף גלויות היודאיקה ע"ש יוסף ומרגיט הופמן. האוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים. המרכז לחקר הפולקלור. אוסף גלויות היודאיקה ע"ש יוסף ומרגיט הופמן
Creation Date [1900-1930?]
Call number at Current Custodian אוסף גלויות היודאיקה ע"ש יוסף ומרגיט הופמן.
Host Item המקור נמצא ב:אוסף גלויות היודאיקה ע"ש יוסף ומרגיט הופמן.
Language Note English
French
Credits אוסף גלויות היודאיקה ע"ש יוסף ומרגיט הופמן, המרכז לחקר הפולקלור, המכון למדעי היהדות ע"ש מנדל, האוניברסיטה העברית.
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אוסף גלויות היודאיקה ע"ש יוסף ומרגיט הופמן, המרכז לחקר הפולקלור, המכון למדעי היהדות ע"ש מנדל, האוניברסיטה העברית.

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