Tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai

The tomb of Shimon bar Yochai, or Kever Rashbi, on Mount is the traditional burial place of the 2nd-century Mishnaic rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. A place of pilgrimage since the late 15th century, it is today the second-most-visited Jewish site in the world after the with as many as two million annual visitors.
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  • Tomb
  • …lies at an elevation of around 710 metres (2,320 feet)
  • Description: burial place of a 2nd-century rabbi in Galilee
  • Also known as
    “Kever Rashbi”
    “Rabbi Shim‘on”
    “Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai tomb”
    “Rashbi tomb”
    “Shimon bar Yochai tomb”
    “tomb of Rashbi”
    “tomb of Shimon bar Yochai”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old Meron Synagogue and Mount Meron.
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 270 metres northwest of Tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai.
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, also known as Mount Jarmaq or Jebel… is situated 3 km northwest of Tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meron and Bar Yohai.
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or Meiron is a moshav in northern .
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is a religious Jewish community settlement in northern .
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, sometimes Or Ganuz, is a community settlement in northern . is situated 3 km north of Tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai.

Tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai

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Latitude
32.98052° or 32° 58′ 50″ north
Longitude
35.44142° or 35° 26′ 29″ east
Open location code
8G4QXCJR+6H
Geo­Names ID
9197142
Wiki­data ID
Q5371188

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Grave of the Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai”
  • Catalan: “tomba del rabí Ximon bar Yohaï”
  • Czech: “hrob rabi Šim’ona ben Jochaje”
  • Esperanto: “tombo de Ŝimon ben-Joĥaj”
  • Hebrew: “Qever Rabbi Shim’on”
  • Hebrew: “ציון הרשב’י”
  • Hebrew: “קבר הרשב’י”
  • Hebrew: “קבר רבי שמעון בר יוחאי”
  • Hebrew: “קבר רבי שמעון”
  • Hebrew: “קבר רשב’י”
  • Japanese: “シモン・バル＝ヨハイの墓”
  • Slovenian: “grobnica Šimona bar Johaija”
  • Spanish: “Grave of the Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai.”
  • Spanish: “Tumba del Rabino Shimon Bar Yojai”

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