Tomb of Samuel
The Tomb of Samuel, commonly known as Nebi Samuel or Nebi Samwil, is the traditional burial site of the biblical prophet Samuel, atop a steep hill at an elevation of 908 m above sea level, in the Palestinian village of Nabi Samwil, in the West Bank.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Boundary marker and Ramot Mall.
Boundary marker
Ruins
Photo: DerNurNochAlsBilderlieferantMitmacht, CC0.
A boundary marker, border marker, boundary stone, or border stone is a robust physical marker that identifies the start of a land boundary or the change in a boundary, especially a change in direction of a boundary. Boundary marker is situated 3 km south of Tomb of Samuel.
Ramot Mall
Shopping center
Photo: Zivya, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ramot Mall is an indoor/outdoor shopping mall in Ramot, a neighborhood or Israeli settlement in northwest East Jerusalem. Opened in September 2011, it is the second-largest shopping center in Jerusalem. Ramot Mall is situated 2 km southeast of Tomb of Samuel.
Yeshivat Ohr David
College
Yeshivat Ohr David is a Jewish seminary and institute of higher learning located in Jerusalem. Ohr David is currently located in Ramot. Throughout the year, students take trips throughout the Land of Israel, including trips to the Golan Heights and Eilat. Yeshivat Ohr David is situated 2 km southeast of Tomb of Samuel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nabi Samwil and Beit Iksa.
Nabi Samwil
Village
Photo: Alexey Goral, CC BY-SA 3.0.
An-Nabi Samwil, also called al-Nabi Samuil, is a Palestinian village in the Quds Governorate of the State of Palestine, located in the West Bank, four kilometers north of Jerusalem.
Beit Iksa
Village
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Beit Iksa is a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Governorate of the State of Palestine, located northwest of Jerusalem in the West Bank. The village is surrounded on all sides by the Israeli West Bank barrier, and outside Palestinians are denied access through the one Israeli checkpoint leading to it.
Al Jib
Village
Photo: Mahmood moutan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Al Jib or al-Jib is a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Governorate of the State of Palestine, located ten kilometers northwest of Jerusalem, partially in the seam zone of the West Bank.
Tomb of Samuel
- Type: Place of worship
- Description: ancient site in Judea, Palestine
- Categories: archaeological site, sacred place, building, tourism, tourist attraction, and religion
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.83281° or 31° 49′ 58″ northLongitude
35.18021° or 35° 10′ 49″ eastOpen location code
8G3QR5MJ+43OpenStreetMap ID
way 1302819576OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q2907254
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Tomb of Samuel” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قبر النبي صموئيل”
- Czech: “Hrobka Samuela”
- Czech: “Nabi Šmu’el”
- Czech: “Národní park Nebi Samu’el”
- Czech: “Nebi Samu’el”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قبر النبى صموئيل”
- Hebrew: “א-נבי סמואל”
- Hebrew: “נבי סמואל”
- Hebrew: “נבי צמויל”
- Hebrew: “קבר הנביא שמואל”
- Hebrew: “קבר שמואל הנביא”
- Hebrew: “קבר שמואל”
- Polish: “Park Narodowy Nabi Samuil”
- Spanish: “Tumba de Samuel”
- Tamil: “சாமுவேலின் கல்லறை”
- Turkish: “Samuel’in Kabri”
- Urdu: “مقبرہ سموئیل”
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Highlights include נבי סמואל and Hannah’s Spring.
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