Garden Tomb

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The Garden Tomb is a rock-cut tomb in Jerusalem that many Protestants venerate as an alternative possible site of Jesus Christ’s burial and resurrection.

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Garden Tomb canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian pilgrimage site
archaeological site
rock-cut tomb
tourist attraction
alsoKnownAs Gordon’s Calvary
associatedWith Jesus Christ
consideredBySomeAs possible site of Jesus’ burial
possible site of Jesus’ resurrection
contrastedWith Church of the Holy Sepulchre
country Israel
dating 7th century BCE (approximate)
Iron Age II
discoveredBy Conrad Schick NERFINISHED
discoveredIn 1867
emphasizes non-denominational Christian use
quiet reflection
hasChapel open-air worship areas
hasFeature channel for rolling stone
cistern
garden area
rock-hewn burial chamber
weeping chamber
winepress
hasInterpretiveFocusOn resurrection of Jesus
locatedIn East Jerusalem
locatedNorthOf Damascus Gate
locatedOutside walls of the Old City of Jerusalem
surface form: Old City walls of Jerusalem
location Jerusalem
near Skull-shaped hill (Golgotha-like escarpment)
notFromPeriod 1st century CE
openTo public
ownedBy The Garden Tomb (Jerusalem) Association
ownershipBasedIn United Kingdom
popularizedBy Charles George Gordon
surface form: Charles Gordon
primaryPilgrimageAlternativeTo Church of the Holy Sepulchre
recognizedByMostScholarsAs unlikely site of Jesus’ burial
region Levant region
surface form: Levant
religion Christianity
signageStates “He is not here, for He is risen”
usedFor Bible teaching
Christian worship
prayer
veneratedBy Anglicanism (broadly)
surface form: Anglican Christians

Evangelical churches
surface form: Evangelical Christians

Protestants
visitedBy international pilgrims
tour groups

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Herod's Gate near Garden Tomb