Tombs of Biblical Figures
WHS which contain a tomb attributed (correctly or by legend) to a "Biblical figure". Several figures "have" tombs in multiple locations according to different religious traditions. The "Bible" is defined as including any book in any Jewish or Christian tradition. Excluding partial "relics" held in reliquaries etc as opposed to a "tomb" supposedly containing a complete body.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Aleppo | The Great Mosque - The tomb of Zechariah Father of John the Baptist (not to be confused with the Old Testament prophet of same/similar name). He is mentioned in both the Bible (Luke 1:67-79) and the Quran. Muslim tradition places his tomb in the Great Mosque of Aleppo. See | |
| Armenian Monastic Ensembles | Supposed tomb of St Thaddeus | |
| Ephesus | Basilica of St John "stands over the believed burial site of John the Apostle" (Wiki). See | |
| Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town | Hebron has the tombs of Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebecca, Jacob, Esau and Leah in the Cave of the Patriarchs | |
| Old City of Jerusalem | Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Jesus) | |
| Samarkand | another supposed location of the Tomb of Daniel. The "Khodja Daniyar" mausoleum (an alternative tradition is that it is the tomb of an early muslim preacher) See | |
| Santiago de Compostela | Traditionally the location of the relics of James, son of Zebedee | |
| Vatican City | St Peter's Cathedral - St James ("the Less") and St Philip. St Thaddeus is also known as St Jude and his remains are also claimed to be in St Peter's, |
Suggestions?
Do you know of another WHS we could connect to Tombs of Biblical Figures?
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- Not be "self evident"
- Link at least 3 different sites
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