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Tomb of Joshua

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The Tomb of Joshua (), i.e. the burial site of the biblical figure Joshua, and that of his companion Caleb are, according to a Samaritan tradition noted in 1877, at Kifl HarisConder and Kitchener, 1882, p. 218 - 219 in the West Bank. Religious Jews also identify one of the mausolea at Kifl Haris with that of Joshua and thousands of them go there on pilgrimage on the annual commemoration of his death, 26th of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar. Read more on Wikipedia

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