• Jo WiltshireIsrael and Jordan - 2019Traveler
    Cave of Macpelah outside the building
    Reading room in tomb buildingRoom above the cave. Elaborate rooms to commemorate the burying place of Sarah, Abraham, Isaac and RebekahLooking inside Sarah's burial placeJew praying outsideIsraeli guard stationCircumcision Celebration

    Israel - Hebron (Cave of Macpelah)

    April 17, 2019 in Palestine ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C

    Hebron is in a Palestinian controlled area. The entire Jewish community either fled or were killed in the war . There is now a small Jewish settlement again.
    We visited the Cave of Macpelah where Abraham bought the land for a burying place for Sarah. Later he, Rebekah and Isaac were also buried.
    Big Israeli protection presence.    Read more