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The Tomb Of The Son’s Of Hezir In Jerusalem
The Tomb of The Son’s of Hezir, located in the Kidron Valley adjacent to Jerusalem’s Old City, is actually historically correct (unlike the Tomb of Absalom and the Tomb of Zechariah that are neither tombs nor for those attributed!) and was teh burial cave for an important family of Kohanim, priests in the Holy Temple. This hewn (meaning carved from the hill) burial cave is dated to the Hasmonean period (the second century BCE), and above the opening is an inscription identifying the deceased which says: “This is the tomb and the nefesh of Eliezer, Haniah, Joezer, Judah, Simeon, Johanan, sons of Joseph son of Obed. Joseph and Eliezer sons…
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The Tomb Of Zechariah In Jerusalem
The Tomb of Zechariah, which is located in the Kidron Valley at the foot of the Mount of Olives is truly a stunning site. But please don’t be disappointed to learn that Zechariah is not buried here. It was constructed apparently for someone else, who for whatever reason did not merit to have their name associated with it thousands of years later. Such is life! Or rather such is history, things get mixed up a bit, sort of like the game of telephone, but over a long period of time. Will Americans understand in a thousand years why kleenex is called kleenex? Do you even know why is it called…
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The Tomb Of Absalom In Jerusalem
This past Passover holiday I finally had the chance to visit a spot previously only seen from the car, The Tomb of Absalom. Absolutely do include this in your next visit to Jerusalem’s Old City, it is truly interesting! Located in the Kidron Valley, or Valley of The Kings, at the bottom of the Mount of Olives Jewish cemetary, the Tomb of Absalom is not really a tomb as far as anyone knows, and if it it, not of Absalom, but so be it, history gets a bit mixed up sometimes over the course of thousands of years! Just as the Tower of David has nothing to do with David,…
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Fields Of Red Poppies In The Kidron Valley, Jerusalem
Okay dear readers, here is another WOW moment that happened to me and my 13 year old son during our adventures in the Old City of Jerusalem this past Passover. While these amazing fields of red poppies in bloom in the Kidron Valley, just below the walls of the Old City, was something publicized on a poster, I did not see that poster (fortunately) and completely by accident we stumbled upon one of the most stunning displays of wild flowers I have ever seen in Israel, any I really just couldn’t believe it. I also couldn’t believe that while this is something that occurs each Spring, it was new to…
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The Historic Kidron Valley Below Jerusalem’s Old City
Circe 1900 Photo taken from Mount of Olives Cemetary looking down at group of Jews at The Tomb Of Absalom, with the wall of the Temple Mount In The Distance. On our Passover stay in the Old City of Jerusalem we at long last experienced so many amazing things we just never took the time for, even having lived in Jerusalem. One of those things was a visit to the Kidron Valley, which is really right across the street from the Kotel, and yet passed over by so many. Admittedly, this area used to be somewhat dangerous, as the area now called The City Of David was an Arab neighborhood,…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday n!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! Summer is such a wonderful time to delve into a new craft, or pick up a old beloved one, so do fit that into your busy schedule, and if you need an excuse, so go ahead and start thinking about decorations for the Succah or gifts for December gift giving! But really truly, creativity is such a wonderful thing you should never ever feel guilty about using yours! The biggest regret is not using creativity or acting on all those creative ideas, sigh. Soooooo, enjoy the features and have a wonderful creative summer!
