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Photo title: The Jewish cemetery seen on the slopes of Mount of Olives in East Jerusalem
Author: Debchephotography

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In Jerusalem, on the upper slopes of the Mount of Olives, there are the Jewish graves in cemetery. Close to the Kidron Valley, in the middle, there are the Christian graves and beside the city wall, lies the Bab al-Rahma a Muslim cemetery. The tombs of Absalom and Zachariah can also be visited in the Kidron Valley,. The old Jewish cemetery sprawled over the slopes of the Mount of Olives overlooking the Kidron Valley Valley of Jehoshaphat, radiating out from the lower, ancient part, which preserved Jewish graves from the second Temple Period. It is estimated that around 70,000 graves are dotted on this mountain. Few graves have a crown sign on them, it might suggest that they belonged to a ruling elite. The cemetery was quite close to the Old City, its chief merit being that it overlooked the Temple Mount. According to Jewish tradition, it was here that the Resurrection of the Dead would begin. Photo Taken on December 5, 2007.

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