St. Etienne Burial Caves

Iron Age II, 9th–7th Century BCE

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Jerusalem, Land of Israel (Jerusalem, Israel)

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Tomb of Pharaoh’s Daughter

The cemetery in the village of Silwan, on the hill east of the City of David, included some aboveground tombs, cut out from the cliffs on three or four sides so that they look like buildings. These…

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Drawing of reconstructed tomb cutout of a chamber built along hills.

Tombs from Ketef Hinnom Cemetery

A group of elaborate tombs was found on the slopes of Jerusalem’s Hinnom Valley, including a cluster at Ketef Hinnom behind what is now the Menachem Begin Center. This is an artist's reconstruction of…

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Interior room with ledges, one of which holds a skeleton, and a floor covered with pottery.

Burial Chamber from Ketef Hinnom Cemetery

Shown here is a reconstructed burial chamber from Ketef Hinnom, on exhibit at the Israel Museum. There are ledges along the side and back walls, with low parapets visible along two of the ledges. A…

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Rectangular chamber in ground with steps and several doorways.

Double Burial Chamber in St. Étienne Cemetery

Steps at the rear of this burial chamber in the St. Étienne cemetery lead up to a second, inner one, with rock-cut, tub-shaped burial places, perhaps intended for important members of the families who…

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