Talpiot Tomb, Jerusalem

Name: Talpiot Tomb
Address: Jerusalem, Israel

#249 among attractions in Jerusalem

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The Talpiot Tomb is a rock-cut tomb discovered in 1980 in the East Talpiot neighborhood, five kilometers south of the Old City in East Jerusalem. It contained ten ossuaries, six inscribed with epigraphs, including one interpreted as "Yeshua bar Yehosef", though the inscription is partially illegible, and its translation and interpretation is widely disputed. The tomb also yielded various human remains and several carvings. ()

Local name: מערת תלפיות Coordinates: 31°45'5"N, 35°14'7"E

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תלפיות (tlpywt)Jerusalem Israel

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Talpiot Tomb – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Valley of Hinnom, St. Onuphrius Monastery, Menachem Begin Heritage Center, Akeldama.

1.3 miN
Park
Valley of Hinnom, Jerusalem
34 min walk • The Valley of Hinnom is a historic valley surrounding Ancient Jerusalem from the west and southwest. The valley is also known by the name Gehinnom an alternative Biblical Hebrew form which survived into Aramaic and has received various fundamental theological connotations, and by the Greek and Syriac transliteration Gehenna.
1.2 miN
Monastery
St. Onuphrius Monastery, Jerusalem
30 min walk • The St. Onuphrius Monastery is an Orthodox monastery for women located in the potter's field that the Jewish elders purchased with the thirty pieces of silver returned by Judas Iscariot that had been given for betraying Jesus.
1.4 miNW
Museum, Archaeological museum, History museum
Menachem Begin Heritage Center, Jerusalem
35 min walk • The Menachem Begin Heritage Center is the official state memorial commemorating Menachem Begin, Israel’s sixth Prime Minister. The Center is located on the Hinnom Ridge, overlooking Mount Zion and walls of the Old City of Jerusalem.
1.2 miN
Cemetery
Akeldama, Jerusalem
31 min walk • Akeldama is the Aramaic name for a place in Jerusalem associated with Judas Iscariot, one of the original twelve apostles of Jesus.
1.3 miNW
Archaeological site
Ketef Hinnom, Jerusalem
35 min walk • Ketef Hinnom is an archaeological site discovered in the 1970s southwest of the Old City of Jerusalem. Archaeological excavations held in the site uncovered a series of Iron Age period Judahite burial chambers, dating to the 7th and 6th centuries BCE.
1.7 miNW
Theater, Concerts and shows
Jerusalem Theatre, Jerusalem
43 min walk • The Jerusalem Theatre is a centre for the performing arts in Jerusalem. The theatre opened in 1971. The complex consists of the Sherover Theatre, which seats 950, the Henry Crown Symphony Hall with 750 seats, the Rebecca Crown Auditorium, with 450 seats, and the Little Theatre with 110 seats.
1.2 miSW
Neighbourhood
Ramat Rachel, Jerusalem
32 min walk • Ramat Rachel is a kibbutz located in central Israel. An enclave within Jerusalem's municipal boundaries and overlooking Bethlehem and Rachel's Tomb, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2019, it had a population of 545.
1.2 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Valley
Valley of Rephaim, Jerusalem
32 min walk • The Valley of Rephaim or Valley of the Rephaim, is a valley descending southwest from Jerusalem to Nahal Sorek below, it is an ancient route from the coastal plain to the Judean Hills, probably named after the legendary race of giants.
1.3 miNW
Theater, Concerts and shows
Jerusalem Khan Theatre, Jerusalem
34 min walk • Jerusalem Khan Theatre is a repertory theatre based in Jerusalem, Israel. The theatre is located near the Jerusalem Railway Station, in an old caravanserai building.
0.5 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Forest
Peace Forest, Jerusalem
13 min walk • Peace forest is a forest in South - Southeast Jerusalem, between the Abu Tor neighbourhood and the Sherover Promenade. The Peace Forest was planted on a site identified with the biblical Azal river mentioned in the book of Zechariah.
1.3 miNW
Church
St Andrew's Church, Jerusalem
35 min walk • St Andrew's Church, also known as the Scots Memorial Church, is a church in Jerusalem built as a memorial to the Scottish soldiers who were killed fighting the Turkish Army during the Sinai and Palestine campaign of World War I, bringing to an end Ottoman rule over Palestine.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Talpiot Tomb?

Nearby attractions include East Talpiot, Jerusalem (4 min walk), Tolerance Monument, Jerusalem (6 min walk), Peace Forest, Jerusalem (13 min walk), Nof Zion, Jerusalem (14 min walk).

How to get to Talpiot Tomb by public transport?

The nearest stations to Talpiot Tomb:

Bus

Hevron Road/Dani'el Yanovski • Lines: 231 (22 min walk)
HaBankim Junction/Hevron Road • Lines: 231 (23 min walk)