Monday 24 May 2010

King David and his Tomb on Mount Zion- Jerusalem




From 1948 to 1967, when the Western wall was inaccessible to Jews,  King David' tomb was a site of much prayer and pilgrimage.  The likelihood that he was in fact buried here is low considering it is a crusader structure, which Jews only accepted as the actual tomb in the middle ages.  It is perhaps more likely that he was buried near the old City of David, under Mount Zion.  Regardless, this remains a site for prayer for Jews and the out-cove out the back, is said to have been the site of a synagogue in the 5th century AD.

These photos are:
1. David's tomb
2. Me standing outside the women's prayer room at David's tomb
3. Statue to King David

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