Jason’s Tomb
Jason's Tomb is a Jewish rock-cut tomb located in the Rehavia neighborhood of Jerusalem, dating to the late second or early first century BCE, during the Hasmonean period.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities and Israel Museum.
Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Public building
Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, based in Jerusalem, was established in 1961 by the State of Israel to foster contact between Israeli scholars in the sciences and humanities and create a think tank for advising the government on research projects of national importance. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities is situated 390 metres southeast of Jason’s Tomb.
Israel Museum
Museum
Photo: אסף.צ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Israel Museum is an art and archaeology museum in Jerusalem. It was established in 1965 as Israel's largest and foremost cultural institution, and an encyclopedic museum. Israel Museum is situated 1 km west of Jason’s Tomb.
Bible Lands Museum
Museum
Photo: Adiel lo, Public domain.
The Bible Lands Museum is an archaeological museum in Jerusalem, that explores the culture of the peoples mentioned in the Bible including ancient Egyptians, Canaanites, Philistines, Arameans, Hittites, Elamites, Phoenicians, Persians and Jews. Bible Lands Museum is situated 1 km west of Jason’s Tomb.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rehavia and Shaarei Hesed.
Rehavia
Suburb
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Rehavia or Rechavia is an upscale neighbourhood in Jerusalem. It is bordered by Nachlaot and Sha'arei Hesed to the north, Talbiya and Kiryat Shmuel to the south, and the Valley of the Cross to the west.
Shaarei Hesed
Suburb
Photo: Maor X, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sha'arei Hesed is a neighborhood in central Jerusalem, bordering Rehavia, Nahlaot and Kiryat Wolfson.
Kiryat Shmuel
Suburb
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Kiryat Shmuel is a neighborhood in central Jerusalem founded in 1926. It is named for Rabbi Shmuel Salant, the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem in 1878–1909. Kiryat Shmuel is located between Rehavia and Katamon.
Jason’s Tomb
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: tomb in Jerusalem, Israel
- Categories: tomb, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.77315° or 31° 46′ 23″ northLongitude
35.21315° or 35° 12′ 47″ eastOpen location code
8G3QQ6F7+77OpenStreetMap ID
node 888324539OpenStreetMap feature
historic=tombOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q2906579
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Jason’s Tomb” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “耶孙墓”
- French: “tombe de Jason”
- French: “Tombe de Jason”
- German: “Grab des Jason”
- Hebrew: “קבר יאסון”
- Hebrew: “קבר יסון”
- Spanish: “Tumba de Jason”
- Spanish: “Tumba de Jasón”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Jason’s Tomb”. Photo: Bienchido, CC BY-SA 3.0.