Hillaby, J. and Sermon, R. (2005). Jacob's Well, Bristol:. Trans Bristol Gloucestershire Archaeol Soc 122. Vol 122, pp. 127-151.
 Title The title of the publication or report |
Jacob's Well, Bristol: | ||||||
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Subtitle The sub title of the publication or report |
Mikveh or Bet Tohorah? | ||||||
Issue The name of the volume or issue |
Trans Bristol Gloucestershire Archaeol Soc 122 | ||||||
Series The series the publication or report is included in |
Transactions of the Bristol & Gloucestershire Archaeological Society | ||||||
Volume Volume number and part |
122 | ||||||
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. |
127 - 151 | ||||||
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report |
The discovery of two medieval Jewish ritual baths (mikva'ot) in the City of London has led to the re-examination of the claim that Jacob's Well in Bristol served a similar purpose. Doubts about the earlier interpretation were raised by the location of the site. Following Leviticus 15:19-24, a mikveh was used principally for ritual purification by the women-folk of the community. Visiting the remote Jacob's Well, in a society often antipathetic, they would have been extraordinarily vulnerable. Further, the previous interpretation of a Hebrew inscription on the stone lintel over the entrance has been questioned. Also the low height of the entrance and the chamber would have made it very restricted for bathing. As Jacob's Well was situated very close to Bristol's medieval Jewish cemetery, it may well have served as a bet tohorah, a house for washing the dead before burial. Further detailed investigation is required if the date, extent and structural sequence of this unique monument are to be understood fully. | ||||||
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
2005 | ||||||
ISBN International Standard Book Number |
0 900197 62 5 | ||||||
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(The British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography (BIAB))
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered |
13 Feb 2006 |
