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.
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  • 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 Rashbi”
    “tomb of Shimon bar Yochai”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old Meron Synagogue and Mount Meron.
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Archaeological site
is an archaeological site, which is situated 210 metres north of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochay tomb.
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Peak
, also known as Mount Jarmaq or Jebel… is situated 3 km northwest of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochay tomb.
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Peak
is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meron and Bar Yohai.
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Village
or Meiron is a moshav in northern .
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Village
is a religious Jewish community settlement in northern .
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Village
, sometimes Or Ganuz, is a community settlement in northern . is situated 3 km north of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochay tomb.

Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochay tomb

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Latitude
32.98079° or 32° 58′ 51″ north
Longitude
35.44056° or 35° 26′ 26″ east
Open location code
8G4QXCJR+86
Open­Street­Map ID
way 493703983
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­tomb
Wiki­data ID
Q5371188

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochay tomb” goes by many names.
Grave of the Rabbi Shimon Bar YochaiCatalan
tomba del rabí Ximon bar YohaïCatalan
hrob rabi Šim’ona ben JochajeCzech
tombo de Ŝimon ben-JoĥajEsperanto
ציון הרשב’יHebrew
קבר הרשב’יHebrew
קבר רבי שמעון בר יוחאיHebrew
קבר רשב’יHebrew
シモン・バル＝ヨハイの墓Japanese
grobnica Šimona bar JohaijaSlovenian
Grave of the Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai.Spanish
Tumba del Rabino Shimon Bar YojaiSpanish

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