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The Tomb of Job near Salallah in Oman is one of several alleged
burial sites of Job. This complex of buildings is located in
the hills overlooking the city of Salalah in Oman's Dhofar region.
Other such sites are in Israel, Syria, Lebanon and Turkey. In
2010 Dan Gibson visited this site and examined the foundations
of the old shrine. The custodian claimed that the original building
pointed to Jerusalem. However, since Petra and Jerusalem are
only 60 miles apart, and are 1470 miles or 2370 kilometers away
they are almost in the same direction and a Petra Qibla could
be easily mistaken for a Jerusalem one. The new mosque now points
to Mecca.
The mosque is a relatively simple affair, with a low flat
roof and a single minaret. The current shrine is even smaller,
perhaps the size of a small house, with a dome over the center.
Inside, beneath the dome, is a rectangular opening in the floor
containing the tomb of the prophet Job. The tomb is little more
than a mound of dirt, normally draped in cloth. According to
tradition, another body is buried within the tomb next to Job.
It is not known whose body it is, not even by tradition. A carpet
near the mound conceals a footprint attributed to Job.
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