Tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
The tomb of Shimon bar Yochai, or Kever Rashbi, on Mount Meron 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 Western Wall with as many as two million annual visitors.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tomb
- 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 Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai”, “tomb of Rashbi”, and “tomb of Shimon bar Yochai”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Meron Synagogue and Khirbet Shema.
Old Meron Synagogue
Archaeological site
Old Meron Synagogue is an archaeological site, which is situated 270 metres northwest of Tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai.
Khirbet Shema
Archaeological site
Khirbet Shema is an archaeological site located in Israel at the foot of Mount Meron. It features the ruins of a large Jewish village of the Roman and Byzantine periods, including the remains of an ancient synagogue and a mausoleum. Khirbet Shema is situated 430 metres southwest of Tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meron and Bar Yohai.
Meron
Village
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Meron or Meiron is a moshav in northern Israel. Located on the slopes of Mount Meron in the Upper Galilee near Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council.
Bar Yohai
Village
Photo: קרלוס הגדול, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bar Yohai is a religious Jewish community settlement in northern Israel. Located near Mount Meron, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. as of 2023 its population was 1,161.
Or HaGanuz
Village
Photo: קרלוס הגדול, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Or HaGanuz, sometimes Or Ganuz, is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located in the eastern Upper Galilee, about six kilometers northwest of the town of Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. Or HaGanuz is situated 3 km north of Tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai.
Tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
- Categories: pilgrimage site, Jewish holy places in Israel, and burial
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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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”
- 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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