Absalom's Tomb — Attraction in Jerusalem

There are many traditions regarding Absalom’s tomb. In the book Samuel 2 chapter 18, it says as follows: “Now Absalom in his life-time had taken and reared up for himself the pillar, which is in the king's dale; for he said:'I have no son to keep my name in remembrance'; and he called the pillar after his own name; and it is called Absalom's monument unto this day." This sentence is the source of an ancient Jewish tradition linking the tomb with Absalom. The location of "King’s Valley" is not defined and so is the location of the tomb. Some identified the King's Valley with the Kidron brook and saw in this magnificent tombstone, the monument of the prince who rebelled against his father, King David. The architectural style analysis leads to the conclusion that the tombstone is dated to the middle of the first century and therefore has no connection to Absalom. If so, then who does the tomb belong to, according to Professor Gabriel Barkay's article on the subject, it was Marcus Julius Agrippa is Agrippa the 1st, king of Judah. Agrippa was the son of Aristobulus, son of Miriam the Hasmonean & Herod, and his wife Berenice. He ascended to the throne in the year 34 and in 41 he overtook the rule over all of Israel. He died 2 or 3 years later, at...

You can find the Tomb of Absalom in the Valley of Jehoshaphat situated directly between the Old City and the Mount of Olives.

Here you find a handful of interesting historic tombs, including the Tomb of Absalom, which dates to the 1st century CE. The monumental tombs are carved out of the rock, just below the Jewish Cemetery.

This tomb is that of the rebellious son of King David. The monument is two meters in height, featuring a square base with embedded ionic columns and a conical roof. You can walk around the structure at its base.

Alternatively, you can also see the Tomb of Absalom quite well from the roadside just outside the Old City. Walk along Maale Ha-Shalom on the valley side of the road until you are just above the tomb. This is a good vantage position for viewing Absalom's Tomb.

There is further viewpoint where you find a layout map and audio machine around 40 meters west of the Tomb of Absalom along the road. From this location, you can't see the monument but can listen to an audio programme about the various tombs in the...

A 2000+ year old Jewish necropolis set into a valley under the eastern part of the Old city's walls. Tombs range from luxurious structures carved into the lime stone rocks to tiny borrows carved under the cliff. Strewn around the area are the remains of hundreds of headstones and grave markers ranging from before the time of Jesus christ to the 19th century. Although this ancient tomb with a well noticeable conical roof is traditionally ascribed to Absalom, the rebellious son of King David of Israel (circa 1000 BCE), most certainly it was from much later age. The place is an interesting tour of what walking through a cemetery can be. The historical part is surrounded by myths and legends. It would have been more interesting with a guide to tell the stories but either way it's worth a walk down the path that is right in front of the church of...