Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochay tomb

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.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Synagogue
  • Description: burial place of a 2nd-century rabbi in Galilee
  • Also known as: “Kever Rashbi”, “Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai tomb”, “Rashbi tomb”, “Shimon bar Yochai tomb”, “tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai”, “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.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 210 metres north of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochay tomb.

Archaeological site
is an archaeological site located in at the foot of . 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. is situated 440 metres south of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochay tomb.

Peak
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, also known as Mount Jarmaq or Jebel Jarmaq, is a mountain in the region of . It has special significance in Jewish religious tradition and parts of it have been declared a nature reserve. is situated 3 km northwest of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochay tomb.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meron and Bar Yohai.

Village
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or Meiron is a moshav in northern . Located on the slopes of in the near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council.

Village
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is a religious Jewish community settlement in northern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. as of 2024 its population was 1,173.

Village
Photo: קרלוס הגדול, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, sometimes Or Ganuz, is a community settlement in northern . Located in the eastern , about six kilometers northwest of the town of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. is situated 3 km north of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochay tomb.

Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochay tomb

Latitude
32.98079° or 32° 58′ 51″ north
Longitude
35.44056° or 35° 26′ 26″ east
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochay tomb” 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: “ציון הרשב’י”
  • Hebrew: “קבר הרשב’י”
  • Hebrew: “קבר רבי שמעון בר יוחאי”
  • 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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