You are hereHomeArchaeology OdysseySeptember/October 2000The Holiest Ground in the World A more scripturally savvy author found fault with this commemoration, pointing out that the vision of Jacob took place at Bethel, well north of Jerusalem. The author in question is John of Würzburg (Wilkinson, Pilgrimage, pp. 291, 247). Join the BAS Library! Already a library member? Log in here. Institution user? Log in with your IP address.