The Tomb of Zechariah is an ancient stone monument adjacent to the Bnei Hazir tomb. According to a Jewish tradition, which is first suggested by the 1215 CE writings of Menahem haHebroni, this is the tomb of the priest Zechariah Ben Jehoiada, a figure that the Book of Chronicles claims to have been stoned:
- And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the Lord, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the Lord, he hath also forsaken you. And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of the Lord[1]
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Graffiti on the tomb
External links
- Virtual Tour of Jerusalem @ jerusalem360.com - Interactive Panoramas from Israel
Commons: Tomb of Zechariah – Album mit Bildern, Videos und Audiodateien
