The Tomb of Absalom (Hebrew: יד אבשלום, romanized: Yad Avshalom, lit. 'Absalom's Memorial'), also called Absalom's Pillar, is an ancient monumental rock-cut...
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Absalom (Hebrew: אַבְשָׁלוֹם ʾAḇšālōm, lit. 'Father of Peace') was an Israelite prince. Born to David and Maacah, who was from Geshur, he was the only...
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Nefesh (section Tomb of Absalom)
"The Tomb of Absalom Reconsidered," Near Eastern Archeology, Wol. c68, No. 4 (Dec. 2005), p. 157. Joe Zias and Emile Puech, "The Tomb of Absalom Reconsidered...
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Joe Zias (category Year of birth missing (living people))
mid-4th-century inscriptions on the 1st-century monument known as the Tomb of Absalom, which support the concept known from Byzantine period sources that...
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Church of Mary Magdalene BYU Jerusalem Center (the "Mormon University") Church of All Nations, Gethsemane So-called "Tomb of Absalom" So-called "Tomb of Zechariah"...
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Zechariah (New Testament figure) (redirect from Islamic view of Zechariah)
Tomb of Absalom, a 1st-century monument in Jerusalem, was deciphered as, "This is the tomb of Zachariah, the martyr, the holy priest, the father of John...
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Tomb of Absalom and adjacent to the Tomb of Benei Hezir. The monument is a monolith—it is completely carved out of the solid rock The lowest part of the...
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Tomb of Zechariah and a few meters from the Tomb of Absalom. It dates to the period of the Second Temple. It is a complex of burial caves. The tomb was...
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Church of the Sepulchre of Saint Mary, also Tomb of the Virgin Mary (Hebrew: קבר מרים; (Arabic: قبر السيدة العذراء مريم; Greek: Τάφος της Παναγίας; Armenian:...
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David's Tomb (Hebrew: קבר דוד המלך Kever David Ha-Melekh; Arabic: مقام النبي داود Maqam Al-Nabi Daoud) is a site that, according to a Medieval (9th century)...
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Rock-cut architecture (category Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets via Module:Annotated link)
continued through the Byzantine period. The Tomb of Absalom was constructed in the 1st century CE in the Kidron Valley of Jerusalem. Rock-cut architecture occupies...
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(actually not a tomb), and the Tomb of Absalom along with the Cave of Jehoshaphat located behind it. Among the notable tombs are the Jason's Tomb, a large,...
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Louvre Rock-cut tombs in ancient Israel Mokata 'Abud Khirbet Kurkush Deir ed-Derb Jason's Tomb Tomb of Absalom Tomb of Benei Hezir Tomb of the Kings Battle...
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Silwan necropolis (section Tomb of Pharaoh's Daughter)
necropolis is the remains of a rock-cut cemetery assumed to have been used by the highest-ranking officials residing in Jerusalem. Its tombs were cut between the...
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Kidron Valley (redirect from Cedron, Brook of)
so-called "Tomb of Absalom" (Hebrew: Yad Avshalom), which rises in front of the so-called "Cave" or "Tomb of Jehoshaphat", the (correctly named) Tomb of Benei...
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Old City of Jerusalem from Mount Scopus. This view is looking southwest across the Kidron Valley. Tomb of Absalom. Tomb of Zechariah. "Tomb of St. James"...
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Petra Tomb of Absalom in Jerusalem Qasr al-Farid, tomb in the archeological site of Mada'in Saleh, Al-'Ula, Hejaz, Saudi Arabia (1st century CE) Tomb of Darius...
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Mount Herzl (redirect from Mount of Remembrance)
the founder of modern Zionism. Herzl's tomb lies at the top of the hill. Yad Vashem, which commemorates the Holocaust, lies to the west of Mt. Herzl. Israel's...
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2 Samuel 18 (category Second Book of Samuel chapters)
and this monument could be the one related to the Tomb of Absalom in the Kidron Valley. Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and set up a pillar for...
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as the inner "gatehouse" of the Supreme Court building. The Pyramid was inspired by the Tomb of Zechariah and Tomb of Absalom in the Kidron Valley in Jerusalem...
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where Jesus was crucified at Calvary, or Golgotha, and the location of Jesus's empty tomb, where he was buried and resurrected. Both locations are considered...
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Jason's Tomb (Hebrew: kever Yason) is a Jewish rock-cut tomb dating to the first century BCE in the Hasmonean period, discovered in the Rehavia neighborhood...
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the colors and shapes of the building are based on the imagery of the Scroll of the War of the Sons of Light Against the Sons of Darkness; the white dome...
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The Tomb of the Prophets Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi (Arabic: قبور الأنبياء, romanized: Qubūr al-ʾAnbiyyāʾ} lit. 'Graves (of) the Prophets'; Hebrew:...
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the Ramban David's Tomb Garden Tomb Herod Family Tomb Holy Sepulchre Jason's Tomb Tomb of Absalom Tomb of Simeon the Just Tomb of the Prophets Haggai...
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Jerusalem syndrome (category Culture of Jerusalem)
is a group of mental phenomena involving the presence of religiously themed ideas or experiences that are triggered by a visit to the city of Jerusalem...
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The Tower of David (Hebrew: מגדל דוד, romanized: Migdál Davíd), also known as the Citadel (Arabic: القلعة, romanized: al-Qala'a), is an ancient citadel...
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(Alexandria) – Saint Mark Tomb of the Virgin Mary (in Catholic tradition, Mary was assumed to heaven and has no tomb) Abbey of Santa Giustina – Saint Luke...
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such as the so-called Tomb of Absalom. Talpiot is nowhere near this locale." Another consideration was that the measurements of the James Ossuary did...
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King David Hotel (category The Leading Hotels of the World)
Arabic: فندق الملك داود) is a 5-star hotel in Jerusalem and a member of The Leading Hotels of the World. Opened in 1931, it was built with locally quarried pink...
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