Rachel's Tomb

This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Rachel's Tomb is a site revered as the burial place of the Biblical matriarch Rachel. The site is also referred to as the Bilal bin Rabah mosque. The tomb is held in esteem by Jews, Christians, and Muslims. The tomb, located at the northern entrance to the West Ban…
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Rachel's Tomb is a site revered as the burial place of the Biblical matriarch Rachel. The site is also referred to as the Bilal bin Rabah mosque. The tomb is held in esteem by Jews, Christians, and Muslims. The tomb, located at the northern entrance to the West Bank city of Bethlehem, next to the Rachel's Tomb checkpoint, is built in the style of a traditional maqam, Arabic for shrine.
  • Location: near Bethlehem
  • Region: West Bank
  • Palestine grid: 1691/1251
  • Founded: Ottoman
  • Cultures: Jews, Muslims, Christians
  • Management: Israeli Ministry of Religious Affairs
  • Public access: Limited
Data from: en.wikipedia.org