It lies between Caesarea and Lydda. See Conder's Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. Munk's Palestine might also be consulted with advantage.
The tomb of St. George is still shown in the Greek church at Lydda.
Mr. A. Cowley in an article on the Samaritan Liturgy in J. Q. R., VII, 125, states that the "House of Aaron" died out in 1624. The office then went to another branch, the priest being called
, the Levite Cohon. Cf. Adler and Seligsohn's Une nouvelle chronique Samaritaine. (Paris: Durlacher, 1903.)
The small square building known as Joseph's tomb lies a short distance north of Jacob's well, at the eastern entrance to the vale of Nablous.