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The Cave of the Patriarchs, also called the Cave of Machpelah (Hebrew: מערת המכפלה, , trans. "cave of the double tombs") and known by Muslims as the Sanctuary of Abraham or the Ibrahimi Mosque (Arabic: الحرم الإبراهيمي, ') is an archaeological site in Hebron, Israel. According to the Jewish tradition it is the site of the graves of Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebecca, Jacob and Leah. These graves have been buried under a church built in the Byzantine Period in Israel, and which is now used as a mosque.

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  • Burial of Sarah

    Woodcut by Gustave Doré depicting the burial of Sarah in the cave

  • Grave of Sarah Ibrahimi mosque,hebron

    Tomb of Sarah in the Mosque

  • Tomb of Isaac

    Tomb of Isaac, c. 1911

  • Tombs of the patriarchs, Hebron, Holy Land, (i.e., West Bank)-LCCN2002724989

    Print from c. 1890

  • Muslims pray, in January 2014

    Muslims pray, in January 2014.

  • Patriarch tomb

    Cave of the Patriarchs, 2010, as seen from the Israeli-controlled side

  • Entrance Ibrahimi Mosque, Hebron

    Entrance to Ibrahimi Mosque, Hebron, 2019

  • מיומי מתפללת

    Jewish bride praying at the site before her wedding, 2010

  • Abraham tomb

    Cenotaph of Abraham

  • The canopy in the Cave of the Patriarchs above the cave where Abraham and Sarah are buried

    The stone canopy above the more visible known entrance to the caves

  • Cenotaph of Abraham - northwestern view

    Tomb of Abraham

See also

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