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- Detail of the surviving (southern) half of the loggia. 1870 photo by Felix Bonfils showing the Tomb of Benei Hezir to the left of the Tomb of Zechariah.
- The Tomb of Benei Hezir is the oldest of four monumental rock-cut tombs that stand in the Kidron Valley, Jerusalem and dates to the period of the Second Temple.
- The קבר בני חזיר (Tomb of Benei Hezir), also called Mausoleum of Bnei Hezir, is located in the Kidron Valley, just beyond the more spectacular Absalom's Pillar.
- Previously (and mistakenly) known as the Tomb of Saint James, the Tomb of Benei Hezir, is the oldest of four monumental rock-cut tombs in the Kidron Valley.
- You can walk up close to the Tomb of Benei Hezir. Alternatively, you can see the monument quite well from the roadside just outside the Old City.
- The Tomb of Benei Hezir is hewn entirely inside the cliff is and the oldest of four monumental rock-cut tombs in the Kidron Valley.
- This mistaken tradition held that James the Just, the first Bishop of Jerusalem, hid from the Romans in the Tomb of Benei Hezir after Jesus was crucified and that...
- However, an inscription discovered on the tomb in 1864 indicates that this is a tomb of a respected priestly family – Benei Hezir, that is sons of Hezir.
- Situated in the Kidron Valley, the Tomb of Benei Hezir is adjacent to the renowned Tomb of Zechariah and a stone’s throw away from the Tomb of Absalom.
- It features a Hebrew inscription which makes it clear that this was the burial site of a Priestly family by the name of Benei Hezir.
- A cluster of tomb built into the rock on the foothills of Mount of Olives, resting place of the Cohen family of Benei-Hezir.
- The Tomb of Benei Hezir (Hebrew: קבר בני חזיר), previously known as the Tomb of Saint James, is the oldest of four monumental rock-cut tombs that stand in the...
