Rachel’s Tomb
Rachel's Tomb is a site revered as the burial place of the Biblical matriarch Rachel. The site is also referred to as the Bilal bin Rabah mosque. The tomb is held in esteem by Jews, Christians, and Muslims.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Tomb
- Description: Rachel’s Tomb in Bethlehem
- Also known as: “Qabr Rahil”, “Qabr Rāḩīl”, and “Tomb of Rachel”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Walled Off Hotel and Church of the Nativity.
The Walled Off Hotel
Hotel
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Walled Off Hotel is a boutique hotel in Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestine. It was designed by anonymous Bristol-born artist Banksy alongside other creatives. The Walled Off Hotel is situated 130 metres southeast of Rachel’s Tomb.
Church of the Nativity
Church
The Church of the Nativity, or Basilica of the Nativity, is a basilica located in Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestine. The grotto holds a prominent religious significance to Christians of various denominations as the birthplace of Jesus. Church of the Nativity is situated 2 km south of Rachel’s Tomb.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beit Jala and Bethlehem.
Beit Jala
Town
Photo: Gilabrand, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beit Jala is a Palestinian Christian town in the Bethlehem Governorate of Palestine, in the West Bank. Beit Jala is located 10 km 10 km south of Jerusalem, on the western side of the Hebron road, opposite Bethlehem, at 825 meters altitude.
Bethlehem
Bethlehem is a small city located some 10 km south of the Old City of Jerusalem within the West Bank, in an "Area A" zone administered by the Palestinian Authority.
Gilo
Suburb
Photo: Gilabrand, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gilo is an Israeli settlement in south-western East Jerusalem, with a population of 30,000. Although it is located within the Jerusalem Municipality, it is widely considered a settlement, because as one of the five Ring Neighborhoods built by Israel…
Rachel’s Tomb
- Categories: Nefesh and burial
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Zeeuws—“Rachel’s Tomb” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قبر راحيل”
- Arabic: “مسجد بلال”
- Armenian: “Ռաքելի գերեզման”
- Azerbaijani: “Rahilə türbəsi”
- Catalan: “Tomba de Raquel”
- Chinese: “拉結墓”
- Czech: “Ráchelin hrob”
- Dutch: “Graf van Rachel”
- French: “Mosquée Bilal bin Rabah”
- French: “tombeau de Rachel”
- French: “Tombeau de Rachel”
- German: “Rahelgrab”
- Hebrew: “קבר רחל”
- Igbo: “Rachel’s Tomb”
- Indonesian: “Kuburan Rahel”
- Italian: “tomba di Rachele”
- Italian: “Tomba di Rachele”
- Japanese: “ラケルの墓”
- Japanese: “ラケル廟”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rakelgrava”
- Persian: “آرامگاه راحل”
- Persian: “آرامگاهٔ راحل”
- Persian: “آرامگاه راحیل”
- Persian: “آرامگاه راشل”
- Persian: “ارامگاه راحل”
- Persian: “ارامگاهٔ راحل”
- Persian: “ارامگاه راحیل”
- Persian: “ارامگاه راشل”
- Persian: “مقبره راحل”
- Persian: “مقبره راشل”
- Russian: “Гробница Рахили”
- Spanish: “Tumba de Raquel”
- Tamil: “ராகேலின் கல்லறை”
- Turkish: “Rahel Türbesi”
- Ukrainian: “Гробниця Рахилі”
- Urdu: “مقبرہ راحیل”
- Yiddish: “קבר רחל”
- Zeeuws: “Rachels graf”
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