Qubur Bani Isra'in
| Qubur Bani Isra'il | |
|---|---|
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 .svg.png){kind=icon} Shown within the West Bank | |
| Location | West Bank |
| Coordinates | 31°50′32″N 35°16′08″E / 31.842250°N 35.268950°E |
| Type | tomb |
| History | |
| Material | local stone |
Qubur Bani Isra'il (trans. "Tombs of the Children of Israel"), are huge stone structures which rise from a rocky plateau overlooking Wadi Qelt, about 3.5 miles northeast of Jerusalem along Highway 437 near Pisgat Zeev.[1]
Dimensions
The megaliths, measuring 50 by 10 feet (15.2 by 3.0 m), form rectangular walled structures, two or three rows of whose gigantic, rough-hewn stones are still carefully in place.[1] There were originally five, but one was demolished to make way for the Ramallah bypass road erected in the late 1980s.[2]
According to one theory, they mark the site of an ancient Jewish burial ground in the territory of Benjamin.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Tombs of the Children of Israel, goisrael.com
- ↑ Etshalom , Yitzchak. Kever Rachel: The "Northern Theory"
- ↑ Where are the Israelite Burials From the Wilderness Wanderings?
External links
- From Director Burrows' Reports on the Work of the School in Jerusalem, Millar Burrows, Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, No. 46 (Apr., 1932), pp. 9-13.
- The Muslim Conquest of Syria, David Nicolle
- Rachel weeping: Jews, Christians, and Muslims at the Fortress Tomb, By Fred Strickert