Tombs in the Kidron Valley, Bethlehem, Palestine, Jerusalem, Israel, 1946, West Bank, Jerusalem Bible, Jesus, Christianity, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox,
From the Album First leave in Palatine and Jerusalem, 18th September to 6th October album is a sight seeing trip off the religious sites of Jerusalem. Since the Jews would not bury their dead inside the city walls, Jerusalem is surrounded by tombs. There are tombs to the west in the Hinnom Valley, tombs to the south where the Hinnom and Kidron Valleys meet, tombs to the north of today’s Old City walls and, of course, tombs to the east in the Kidron Valley where the Messiah is to appear to raise the dead, judge mankind and enter his Temple on Mount Moriah. During the days of the Hasmoneans, Hellenistic culture influenced the building of elaborate tombs, and this practice continued into the days of the New Testament. Eight hundred tombs from the time of Herod have been discovered within a 3 mile radius around the city. Jesus was buried in a tomb that was being cut for a Sanhedrin member outside the city walls to the west. The tombs in the Kidron Valley shown in the photos below were present in the days of Jesus, who would have walked past them many times and constantly viewed them whenever his eyes scanned the Kidron Valley or the Mount of Olives. He even spoke about them in the Gospels, calling them “beautiful” when he addressed the religious leaders on the Temple Mount:
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Location: Tombs in the Kidron Valley, Jerusalem, Palestine Israel, 1946
Photo credit: © scott curran / Alamy / Afripics
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