Tomb of Rabbi Akiva (traditionally associated)

E12740

Jewish pilgrimage site religious site tomb

The Tomb of Rabbi Akiva (traditionally associated) is a revered Jewish pilgrimage site believed to mark the resting place of the famed 2nd-century sage Rabbi Akiva.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	As subject	As object
Tomb of Rabbi Akiva	0	1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Jewish pilgrimage site → religious site → tomb →
associatedWith	2nd century CE → Rabbi Akiva → Tannaim →
commemorates	Rabbi Akiva →
country	Israel →
culturalContext	veneration of graves of tzaddikim →
dedicatedTo	Rabbi Akiva →
hasAccess	road access from Tiberias →
hasFeature	candles and offering area → cenotaph → prayer hall → separate men’s and women’s prayer areas → stone marker with Hebrew inscriptions → study area for Torah learning →
hasRitual	charity giving at the site → lighting of candles → recitation of Psalms →
hasView	Sea of Galilee → surface form: Sea of Galilee and surrounding hills
historicalCertainty	traditional attribution rather than archaeologically proven grave →
languageOfInscriptions	Hebrew →
locatedIn	Israel → Northern District, Israel → surface form: Northern District (Israel) Tiberias →
maintainedBy	local religious authorities →
namedAfter	Rabbi Akiva → surface form: Rabbi Akiva ben Yosef
near	Tiberias city center → Tomb of Rabbi Meir Baal HaNess → surface form: Tomb of Rabbi Meir Baal HaNes
onSlopeOf	Mount Berenice →
openToPublic	yes →
overlooks	Sea of Galilee →
pilgrimageTradition	visited by Jews from Israel and the diaspora →
religion	Judaism →
significanceInJudaism	place to honor Rabbi Akiva’s martyrdom → site of prayer for mercy and divine assistance →
tourismType	religious tourism →
traditionallyRegardedAs	burial place of Rabbi Akiva →
visitedOn	Lag BaOmer → Rabbi Akiva’s traditional yahrzeit →

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tiberias → contains → Tomb of Rabbi Akiva (traditionally associated) →

Tomb of Maimonides → hasNearbySite → Tomb of Rabbi Akiva (traditionally associated) →

this entity surface form: Tomb of Rabbi Akiva