The Mosque of The Prophet Jerjis (Georges)
Believed to be the burial place of the prophet Jerjis. It is built of marble with beautiful reliefs and renovated last in 1393 AD. It was mentioned by the explorer Ibn Jubair in the 12th century AD, and is believed also to embrace the tomb of Al-Hur bin Yousif. The court of the ruler at time of Ummaveet ( Bany ummayya ) is thought to be not far from this mosque.
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“But any prophet who speaks in the name of other gods, or who presumes to speak in my name a word that I have not commanded the prophet to speak -that prophet shall die.””
—Bible: Hebrew, Deuteronomy 18:20.