Tomb of Benei Hezir
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The Tomb of Benei Hezir is an ancient rock-cut burial monument in Jerusalem, notable for its Hebrew inscription and association with a priestly family from the Second Temple period.
Aliases (2)
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Second Temple period tomb
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ancient burial monument → rock-cut tomb → |
| adjacentTo |
Pillar of Absalom
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Tomb of Zechariah → |
| architecturalStyle | Hellenistic Jewish funerary architecture → |
| associatedWith |
Priestly family of Zadok
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surface form: "Hezir priestly family"
Second Temple period priesthood → |
| category |
Jewish burial sites
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Rock-cut tombs in Israel → Second Temple period sites in Jerusalem → |
| conservationStatus | ancient monument exposed to natural erosion → |
| coordinateLocation | 31.777°N 35.243°E → |
| country | Israel → |
| culture | Jewish → |
| function | family burial place → |
| hasInscription | Hebrew inscription naming members of the Hezir family → |
| hasPart |
burial chambers cut into cliff
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rock-cut façade → rock-cut passageway → |
| heritageDesignation | part of Jerusalem Old City and its Walls UNESCO World Heritage Site → |
| inception | 2nd century BCE → |
| inscriptionLanguage | Hebrew → |
| locatedIn |
necropolis of the Kidron Valley
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surface form: "Mount of Olives necropolis"
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| location |
Jerusalem
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Kidron Valley → |
| material | rock → |
| mentionedIn |
Mishnah
→
surface form: "Mishnah (Middot) by tradition"
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| namedAfter | Benei Hezir (sons of Hezir) → |
| notableFor |
association with a priestly family mentioned in the Bible
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one of the earliest known Hebrew funerary inscriptions → |
| numberOfBurialChambers | multiple burial chambers → |
| partOf |
archaeological heritage of Jerusalem
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monumental tombs of the Kidron Valley → |
| publicAccess | viewable from outside → |
| religion | Judaism → |
| significantPeriod |
Hasmonean dynasty
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surface form: "Hasmonean period"
Late Second Temple period → |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Tomb of Zechariah"
this entity surface form: "Benei Hezir tomb"