Conrad Schick's House - Beit Tavor

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Conrad Schick built a family home known as Bet Tabor (Tavor) on Jerusalem’s Haveni’im Street.  The name of the house was derived from a verse in Psalms (89:12): “The north and the south, Thou has created them; Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in Thy name.” 

The facade of the home is decorated with palm tree carvings and the Greek letter Alpha and Omega to symbolize the beginning and the end.  In 1901, Conrad Schick died and was mourned by Christians, Muslims, and Jews alike. 

His body was laid to rest in the Protestant cemetery on Mount Zion.  Schick’s home was purchased in 1951 by Swedish protestants.  Today, the home houses Swedish Theological Seminaries for Land of Israel studies.

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