• 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 Kidron Valley...
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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...
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • A cluster of tomb built into the rock on the foothills of Mount of Olives, resting place of the Cohen family of Benei-Hezir.
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  • Tomb of Benei Hezir, Jerusalem. Dating back to the time of the Second Temple (2nd century BCE), this is the oldest of four monumental rock-cut tombs that...
  • 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.