Ketef Hinnom

Ketef Hinnom is an archaeological site discovered in the 1970s southwest of the . Archaeological excavations held at the site uncovered a series of Iron Age period Judahite burial chambers, dating to the 7th and 6th centuries BCE.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gehenna and Saint Andrews.

Meadow
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or Gehinnom is a Biblical toponym that has acquired various theological connotations, including as a place of divine punishment, in Jewish eschatology. is situated 190 metres northeast of Ketef Hinnom.

Church
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St Andrew's Church, also known as the Scots Memorial Church, is a church in , built as a memorial to the Scottish soldiers who were killed fighting the Turkish Army during the Sinai and Palestine campaign of the First World War, bringing to an end Ottoman rule over Palestine.

Museum
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The is the official state memorial commemorating Menachem Begin, sixth Prime Minister. The center is located on the Hinnom Ridge, overlooking and walls of the Old City of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mount Zion and Yemin Moshe.

Suburb
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Jerusalem is the largest city of Israel. Israel claims it as its capital and a few countries including the United States recognize that claim, but most other countries and the United Nations do not.

Neighborhood
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is a historic neighborhood in , overlooking the Old City.

Suburb
The is a neighborhood in , established in the second half of the 19th century as a German Templer colony in Palestine. Today "the Moshava", as it is popularly known, is an upscale neighborhood bisected by Street, an avenue lined with trendy shops, restaurants and cafes.

Ketef Hinnom

Latitude
31.76886° or 31° 46′ 8″ north
Longitude
35.22537° or 35° 13′ 31″ east
Elevation
669 metres (2,195 feet)
Open location code
8G3QQ69G+G4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8455358918
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
12440418
Wiki­data ID
Q2662246
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Ketef Hinnom” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “لفافتا كتف هنوم الفضيتان”
  • Danish: “Ketef Hinnom”
  • Dutch: “Ketef Hinnom”
  • French: “Ketef Hinnom”
  • German: “Silberrollen von Ketef Hinnom”
  • Hebrew: “כתף הינום”
  • Indonesian: “Ketef Hinnom”
  • Korean: “케테프 힌놈”
  • Polish: “Ketef Hinnom”
  • Portuguese: “Ketef Hinnom”
  • Romanian: “Ketef Hinnom”
  • Russian: “Катеф Хином”
  • Russian: “Кетеф Хинном”

Localities in the Area

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Nearby Places

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