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    BCE)[dubious – discuss] period tombs are the earliest rock-cut tombs yet discovered in Israel; several have been found beneath the Ophel in Jerusalem. The custom...
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    Rock-cut tombs in ancient Israel (modern Israel and the Palestinian territories), at Naghsh-e Rostam necropolis in Iran, at Myra in Lycia (today in Turkey)...
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    of rock-cut tombs in ancient Israel began in the 8th-century BCE and continued through the Byzantine period. The Tomb of Absalom was constructed in the...
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    Stereo card by T.W. Ingersoll Image from 1745 Rock-cut tombs in ancient Israel Silwan necropolis Tourism in the State of Palestine Hachlili, Rachel. Jewish...
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    Tombs of the Sanhedrin (Hebrew: קברי הסנהדרין, Kivrei HaSanhedrin), also Tombs of the Judges, is an underground complex of 63 rock-cut tombs located in...
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    Silwan necropolis (category Buildings and structures completed in the 9th century BC)
    rock-cut tombs in Silwan is the finely carved monolith known as the Tomb of Pharaoh's Daughter. It is the only one of the three free-standing tombs in...
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    of Adiabene Sarcophagus from the Tombs of the Kings The Sarcophagus in the Louvre Rock-cut tombs in ancient Israel Mokata 'Abud Umm al Amad, Jerusalem...
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    space in front. Jason (high priest) Rock-cut tombs in Israel Archaeology in Israel Umm al Amad Deir ed-Darb Khirbet Kurkus Tomb of the kings Tomb of Benei...
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    similar monuments can be seen in Petra. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bnei Hazir tomb. Rock-cut tombs in ancient Israel Mokata 'Abud Umm al Amad,...
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    of Zachariah - Pococke Richard - 1745 Rock-cut tombs in ancient Israel Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tomb of Zechariah. Rachel Hachlili, Jewish...
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    Rock-cut tombs in ancient Israel Tombs of the Sanhedrin Tombs of the Kings (Jerusalem) Tomb of Benei Hezir Tomb of Zechariah (actually not a tomb) The...
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    the Talpiyot tomb. "According to the rationale of the filmmakers, these people should not have existed." Rock-cut tombs in ancient Israel Heiser, Michael...
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    the famed king's own tomb. See also Rock-cut tombs in ancient Israel: Second Temple period: Jerusalem The name "Herod's Family Tomb" has long been used...
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    home Hypogeum tomb – stone-built underground structure for interment, such as the tombs of ancient Egypt Kokh (tomb) – a rectangular rock-cut sloping space...
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    Golgotha and the empty tomb. The rock-cut tomb was unearthed in 1867. The Israeli archaeologist Gabriel Barkay points out that the tomb does not contain any...
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    Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon and Syria to the north, the...
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    Christian church built around an ancient Jewish rock-cut tomb in the Kidron Valley – at the foot of Mount of Olives, in East Jerusalem – believed by Eastern...
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    Khirbet Kurkush (category Rock-cut tombs)
    Ages. There are several nearby rock-cut tombs, some of which are lavishly decorated, that resemble similar Jewish tombs of Jerusalem during the late Second...
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    accessible for people of all faiths. (he) The Tombs of the Prophets archive on the website of the Israel Antiquities Authority. Jerome Murphy-O'Connor...
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    survey in 2000 revealed pottery sherds spanning various periods. In 2005, a survey uncovered rock-cut tombs, including kokhim-type tombs, shaft tombs, and...
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    Beit She'arim necropolis (category Rock-cut tombs)
    of Gates") is an extensive rock-cut necropolis located near the ancient Jewish town of Beit She'arim, 20 km east of Haifa in the southern foothills of...
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    that there was a defensive wall, but this has not yet been found. Tombs cut into the rock on the east site of the hill contained EB jars and bowls, formed...
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    fire, but defleshing as well. Rock-cut tombs in ancient Israel Duday, Henri, et al. The Archaeology of the Dead: Lectures in Archaeothanatology. United Kingdom...
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    Church of the Holy Sepulchre (category Tombs in the State of Palestine)
    ampullae Mosque of Omar (Jerusalem) Palestinian Christians Rock-cut tombs in ancient Israel Talpiot Tomb Greek: Ναός του Παναγίου Τάφου, romanized: Naós tou...
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    catacumbas - district near ancient Rome where one of the earliest Christian cemeteries was located). Subterranean rock-cut burial complex. "Catacombs"...
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    Cave of the Minor Sanhedrin (category Rock-cut tombs)
    visited in cooperation with the site management. In addition, a Kabbalistic prayer is held there weekly. Rock-cut tombs in ancient Israel Tomb of Simeon...
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  • word for heritage or estate widely used for toponyms in Israel Rock-cut tombs in ancient Israel Shiva Yahrtzeit candle Klein, Isaac, A Guide to Jewish...
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    Hegra (Mada'in Salih) (category Rock-cut tombs)
    well-preserved remains from late antiquity, especially the 131 monumental rock-cut tombs, with their elaborately ornamented façades, of the Nabataean Kingdom...
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    City of David (archaeological site) (category Ancient Jewish settlements of Judaea)
    walls and towers, a columbarium, rock-cut vaulted tunnels once interpreted as royal Judahite tombs (T1 and T2), a rock-cut pool where the Theodotus Inscription...
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