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Yad Avshalom

Yad Avshalom is a monumental Second Temple-period tomb in the Kidron Valley, just below the Old City walls. It’s traditionally associated with King David’s son Absalom, though it was built centuries after his lifetime. It comes up here in the post on First and Second Temple-period Jerusalem.

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Jerusalem: First Temple and Second Temple Periods

A field-trip filling in the gaps between the two Jerusalem temple-period days: the Roman 10th Legion's camp under Binyanei Hauma, the Western Wall Tunnels, an advance preview of the Eastern Cardo, the Kidron mausolea and the burial tombs at Ketef Hinnom.

Apr 2013 · 5 minute read
Roman Kiln at the Jerusalem ICC King David's Tomb Inside the Western Wall Tunnels The Western Wall (the Kotel) Excavations in the Western Wall Plaza Mausoleum in Nachal Kidron (Valley of the King) First Temple Period Tomb at Ketef Hinnom View into Gei Ben Hinnom
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