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Cave of the Patriarchs

Cave of the Patriarchs
or Ibrahimi Mosque
Hebrew: מערת המכפלה‎‎; Arabic: الحرم الإبراهيمي‎‎
Hebron Cave of the Patriarchs.jpg
Southern view
Cave of the Patriarchs is located in the West Bank
Cave of the Patriarchs
Shown within the West Bank
Alternate name Sanctuary of Abraham or Cave of Machpelah
Location Hebron
Region West Bank
Coordinates 31°31′29″N 35°06′39″E / 31.524744°N 35.110726°E / 31.524744; 35.110726
Type tomb, mosque, synagogue
History
Cultures Ayyubid, Hebrew, Byzantine, Crusaders

The Cave of the Patriarchs, also called the Cave of Machpelah (Hebrew: מערת המכפלה, About this sound Me'arat ha-Makhpela , trans. "cave of the double tombs") and known by Muslims as the Sanctuary of Abraham or the Ibrahimi Mosque (Arabic: الحرم الإبراهيمي‎‎, About this sound al-Haram al-Ibrahimi ), is a series of subterranean chambers located in the heart of the old city of Hebron (Al-Khalil) in the Hebron Hills. According to tradition that has been associated with the Holy Books Torah, Bible and Quran, the cave and adjoining field were purchased by Abraham as a burial plot.

The site of the Cave of the Patriarchs is located beneath a Saladin-era mosque, which had been converted from a large rectangular Herodian-era Judean structure.


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