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St. Etienne Burial Caves
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On the grounds of the St. Étienne monastery, north of the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem, were two elaborate burial caves that each included a large central hall surrounded by several rectangular rooms…

Places:

Jerusalem, Land of Israel (Jerusalem, Israel)

Date:

Iron Age II, 9th–7th Century BCE

Subjects:

Burial, Cemetery, Leadership, Family, Tombs

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Monuments, Gravestones & Tombs, Architecture
Photograph of room with inner doorways.
Blessing in Burial Cave at Khirbet el-Kom (Makkedah) #3
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This inscription was written by someone who was apparently hiding in the cave. For a photograph of the inscription, see Hamsa-like Hand in Khirbet el-Kom (Makkedah) Tomb.Uriyahu the governor wrote it…

Places:

Makkedah, Land of Israel (Khirbet el-Kom, West Bank)

Date:

Iron Age II, 8th Century BCE

Subjects:

Blessings & curses, Tombs, Leadership, Monotheism, Violence

Categories:

Religion & Theology