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The following is a '''list of burial places''' attributed to Biblical personalities according to various religious and local traditions. In order to pay homage, celebrate, and commemorate great people of the [[Bible]], tombs and monuments were established on locations where people believe that the person was buried. The locations listed are not based on factual evidence, but rather locations mentioned in the text of the Bible or oral traditions of indigenous peoples. [[Lebanon]], [[Israel]], the [[Palestinian territories]] (the [[West Bank]] is also known |
The following is a '''list of burial places''' attributed to Biblical personalities according to various religious and local traditions. In order to pay homage, celebrate, and commemorate great people of the [[Bible]], tombs and monuments were established on locations where people believe that the person was buried. The locations listed are not based on factual evidence, but rather locations mentioned in the text of the Bible or oral traditions of indigenous peoples. [[Lebanon]], [[Israel]], the [[Palestinian territories]] (the [[West Bank]] is also known as [[Judea and Samaria]]), [[Iraq]], [[Jordan]] and [[Iran]] have put monuments on the grave locations in an attempt to preserve them as holy sites. Many sites have been transmitted from generation to generation and there are historical accounts from travellers which state their existence. |
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==Figures mentioned in the [[Tanakh#The Torah|Torah]]== |
==Figures mentioned in the [[Tanakh#The Torah|Torah]]== |
Revision as of 21:58, 29 November 2008
The following is a list of burial places attributed to Biblical personalities according to various religious and local traditions. In order to pay homage, celebrate, and commemorate great people of the Bible, tombs and monuments were established on locations where people believe that the person was buried. The locations listed are not based on factual evidence, but rather locations mentioned in the text of the Bible or oral traditions of indigenous peoples. Lebanon, Israel, the Palestinian territories (the West Bank is also known as Judea and Samaria), Iraq, Jordan and Iran have put monuments on the grave locations in an attempt to preserve them as holy sites. Many sites have been transmitted from generation to generation and there are historical accounts from travellers which state their existence.
Figures mentioned in the Torah
Biblical figure | Place name and location | Image | Notes |
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Adam, Eve, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebecca, Jacob, Esau and Leah | In Judaism, Cave of the Patriarchs, Hebron, Judea.
In Islam, Adam is buried in Mecca; Eve in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
File:Cave of the Patriarchs.jpg | According to Jewish tradition, only Esau's head is buried in the Cave of the Patriarchs. It is also possible the Ishmael was buried here as well. (source needed).
According to Islamic traditions, Adam is buried beneath the site of the Kaaba in Mecca; while Eve's tomb is located in Jeddah. (It was cemented over by the Wahabi authorities in 1975, but old photos of the gravesite are online.) |
Seth | In Judaism: Tiberias, Israel[1] In Islam: Al-Nabi Shayth, Lebanon |
. | . |
Rachel | Rachel's Tomb, outside Bethlehem, Judea | Rachel died on the eleventh day of the Hebrew month of Heshvan, and was buried by Jacob on the road to Efrat, just outside Bethlehem. Today Rachel's Tomb, located between Bethlehem and the Jerusalem neighborhood of Gilo, is visited by tens of thousands of visitors each year. According to some scholars, Rachel was actually buried in Ramah further north of modern day Bethlehem. The structure was build in 1841 by Sir Moses Montifeore. This is a place where barren women would pray to have children. 11 Hesvan is the tradition date of Rachel's death. | |
Zilpah and Bilhah | Tomb of the Matriarchs, Tiberias, Israel | . | . |
Reuben | Nevei Rubin, Palmachim, Israel | During the Ottoman period Arabs would gather each year at the Mamluk-era structure. Nowadays, infrequent Jewish visitors come to pray at the site. | |
Judah | Yehud, Israel[2] | . | . |
Simeon | Kibbutz Eyal, Israel. Others says it is located at Kafr Manda or Kafr Katan, near Jenin, West Bank[2] | . | . |
Asher | Nevei Ta'ari, near Kfar Sirkan, or near Ain Al-Jadur, west of Salt, in Jordan. | . | . |
Gad | Nevei Ganda, in Rehovot, Israel, or Ain Al-Jadur, west of Salt, in Jordan. | . | . |
Dan | Beit Shemesh, Israel[3] | . | . |
Zebulun | Tomb of Zebulun, Sidon, Lebanon | . | In the past, towards the end of Iyyar, Jews from the most distant parts of Palestine and the Jews who lived in Lebanon would make a pilgrimage to this tomb.[4] |
Joseph | According to Jews: Joseph's Tomb, Nablus, Samaria (pictured); According to Muslims: Cave of the Patriarchs, Hebron, Judea |
Some others consider Joseph to have been buried next to the Cave of the Patriarchs, where a mediaeval structure known as the kalah (castle) is now located.
Some archaeologists believe that the site in Nablus is a few centuries old and could contain the remains of a Muslim sheikh named Yusef Al-Dwaik. | |
Benjamin | Kfar Saba, Israel | Two structures 30 m away from each other are each claimed by Jews and Muslims as the authentic tomb. This site is questionable, however, because it is not located in the area of Tribe of Benjamin.[citation needed] | |
Serah | Pir-i Bakran, near Esfahan, Iran[5] | . | . |
Ephraim and Menashe | Joseph's Tomb, Nablus, Samaria | . | |
Jochebed, Miriam, Zipporah and Elisheva | Tomb of the Matriarchs, Tiberias, Israel | . | . |
Moses | Mount Nebo (Jordan) | According to the Bible, the exact place of Moses' grave remains unknown. | |
Aaron | Mount Hor mentioned in the Bible is identified by some as Mount Harun (Aaron's Mountain) near Petra, Jordan. | At 1350 meters above sea-level, it is the highest peak in the area; it is believed to be the place where Aaron died and was buried. A 14th century mosque stands here with its white dome visible from most areas in and around Petra. | |
Eleazar | Awarta, Samaria[6] | . | Due to the uncertain security situation, the Israel Defence Forces limits visits by Jews to one annual night close to the 5th of Shevat on the Hebrew calendar (around January-February). |
Ithamar | Awarta, Samaria | . | Ibid. |
Jethro | In Judaism and Druzism: Jethro's Tomb, Hittin, overlooking the Sea of Galilee; In Islam: Wadi Shoaib, just west of Mahis, Jordan, although Islam also attributes other sites located in the Sinai and in historical Palestine.[7] |
. | Each year on April 25, the Druze gather at the site to discuss community affairs.[8] |
Aholiab | Sujod, Southern Lebanon[9] | . | . |
Figures mentioned in the Nevi'im (Prophets)
Biblical figure | Place name and location | Image | Notes |
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Nun | Timnath-heres, attributed to Kifl Hares, Salfit Governorate, Samaria | . | |
Joshua | Timnath-heres, attributed to Kifl Hares, Salfit Governorate, Samaria | Thousands make the pilgrimage to his tomb on the annual commemoration of his death, 26th of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar. | |
Caleb | Timnath-heres, attributed to Kifl Hares, Salfit Governorate, Samaria | . | |
Othniel Ben Kenaz | Hebron, Judea [10] | . | . |
Shamgar | Tebnine, Lebanon[11] | . | . |
Deborah, Barak and Yael | Tel Kaddesh, Israel[12] | . | |
Samson | Beit Shemesh, Israel[13] | . | . |
Elkanah | Kedita, Upper Galilee, Israel[14] | . | . |
Hannah and Samuel | Tomb of Samuel, Jerusalem, Israel[15] (pictured). Other sources claim Samuel's tomb is located 30km outside Saveh City, Iran. | . | |
Jesse and Ruth | Hebron, Judea | . | . |
David | David's Tomb, Mount Zion, Jerusalem, Israel | . | |
Absalom | Yad Avshalom, Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, Israel | Archaeologists have dated the 'tomb' to the first century CE. It is believed to be the 'tomb' of Absalom. It may contradict 2 Samuel 18:17 which says Absalom's body was covered over with stones in a pit in the forest of Ephraim. | |
Abner ben Ner | Hebron, Judea [16] | . | |
Isaiah | Esfahan, Iran[17] or Nahal Dishon, (Israel) | . | . |
Hushai | Yirka, Israel | . | . |
Iddo | Golan Heights, Israel[18] | . | . |
Jehoshaphat | Mount of Olives, Jerusalem[19] | . | . |
Elisha | Elisha's Tomb. Disputed between: near Mt. Carmel, Samaria or Kfar Yassif near Acre, Israel | . | . |
Huldah | Mount of Olives, Jerusalem. Other sources place it adjacent to the Huldah Gates[20] | . | . |
Zedekiah | Cave of Zedekiah, Old City of Jerusalem[21] | . | . |
Ezekiel | Ezekiel's Tomb, Al Kifl, Iraq | Up till the mid-20th century, up to 5,000 Jews used to come to the tomb during Passover.[22] Muslims believe this tomb to be that of an unspecified personality named Dhul-Kifl. (For an image of the tomb, see: [1]) This site was protected under the control of Saddam Hussein. | |
Baruch ben Neriah | Al Kifl, Iraq | . | His tomb is located about 1-mile (1.6 km) away from Ezekiel's Tomb |
Hosea | Ancient Jewish cemetry of Safed[23] | . | |
Jonah | Mashhad, Israel | . | . |
Micah | Kabul, Israel[24] | . | . |
Nahum | Al Qush, south of Dahuk, Iraq. There are however two other sites mentioned in historical accounts: Elkesi, near Ramah in the Galilee and Elcesei in Judea.[25] | . | . |
Habakkuk | Some locate it at Hokuk, others at Kadarim, Israel.[26][27] Others at Toyserkan, Iran.[28] (pictured) | File:Small habagoogh.jpg | . |
Zephaniah | En-Nabi Safi, Southern Lebanon[29] | . | . |
Haggai and Malachi | Near the Seven Arches Hotel, Mount of Olives, Jerusalem[30] | . | . |
Zechariah | In Druzism: Abu Sinan, Israel | . | . |
Figures mentioned in the Ketuvim (Writings)
Biblical figure | Place name and location | Image | Notes |
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Job | In Druzism: Chouf District, Lebanon (pictured). Another tradition locates it at Salalah, Oman | . | |
Jesse and Ruth | Hebron, Judea | . | This location is in a cave. Today it is surrounding by IDF security and visitors usually light candles there and read passages from Psalms in their memories. |
Mordecai and Esther | Esther and Mordecai Tomb, Hamedan, Iran | Persian Jews still make annual pilgrimage in honor of the Purim festival. | |
Daniel | Tomb of Daniel, Susa, Iran (pictured). There are however six other traditional sites including Kirkuk in Iraq and Samarkand in Uzbekistan | At the site in Kirkuk, the locales claim that Hananiah, Mishael, and Azaria are buried alongside Daniel. | |
Ezra | Ezra's Tomb, Al-'Uzayr, near Basra, Iraq | Preserved by Jewish caretakers until the middle of the 20th century. From that point, a local Muslim Iraqi took the responsibility of preserving the location. The area surrounding the tomb is used today as a place of Muslim worship although Hebrew inscriptions are still present in the room. | |
Zechariah ben Jehoiada | Tomb of Zechariah, Mount of Olives, Jerusalem | . |
See also
References
- ^ מקומות קדושים | קברי צדיקים - גליל תחתון - טבריה - שת בן אדם הראשון - SYT
- ^ a b האבות, האמהות, הבנים והנביאים
- ^ דן בן יעקב
- ^ Pilgrimage in Palestine
- ^ Goldman, Shalom (1995). "The Women of the Joseph Story". The Wiles of Women, The Wiles of Men. New York: SUNY Press. pp. pg.115. ISBN 0791426831.
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- ^ Druze Revered Sites in Palestine: Jethro's Tomb
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- ^ מקומות קדושים | קברי צדיקים - הגליל העליון ואצבע הגליל - גבול לבנון - ברק בן אבינעם - SYT
- ^ שמשון הגיבור
- ^ אלקנה
- ^ מקומות קדושים | קברי צדיקים - ירושלים - צפון ירושלים - שמואל הנביא - SYT
- ^ Tomb of Avner ben Ner (Abner) in Hebron
- ^ Freedman, Warren. (1984) World Guide for the Jewish Traveler. NY: E.P. Dutton Inc
- ^ עידו הנביא
- ^ יהושפט
- ^ חולדה הנביאה
- ^ מקומות קדושים | קברי צדיקים - ירושלים - העיר העתיקה - מערת צדקיהו - SYT
- ^ Passover pilgrimage to Ezekiel's tomb in Iraq
- ^ הושע הנביא
- ^ מיכה הנביא
- ^ Renovation- Al Qush Synagogue and the Tomb of Nahum
- ^ חבקוק הנביא
- ^ Hukkok
- ^ آلبوم عکسهای تویسرکان
- ^ המשך ענין לבנון
- ^ חגי הנביא