Ezekiel's Tomb
Jews at the tomb, 1932
Ezekiel's Tomb, located in Al Kifl, Iraq, is believed by Jews and Muslims to be the tomb of the biblical prophet Ezekiel.
On the walls inside appears Hebrew script under a dome with medieval Islamic floral designs.
Iraqi Jewry was once one of the largest and most prominent Jewish communities in the Middle East. Until the mid-20th century, up to 5,000 Jews used to come to the tomb during Passover.[1][2] Muslims believe this tomb to be that of an unspecified personality named Dhul-Kifl. The site was protected under the control of Saddam Hussein.[3]
An additional structure also identified as a possible tomb for Ezekiel can be found in Dezful, Iran.
References
- ↑ David M. Gitlitz & Linda Kay Davidson ‘’Pilgrimage and the Jews’’ (Westport: CT: Praeger, 2006) 96–97.
- ↑ Passover pilgrimage to Ezekiel's tomb in Iraq
- ↑ Iraq launches project to renovate Ezekiel's shrine
External links
- Ancient Holy Site Faces Modernization – slideshow by The New York Times
- Unique Pictures Of The Ancient Torah Ark Inside The Ezekiel Shrine By Kobi Arami
- Unique Pictures Of Inside The Ezekiel Shrine Rooms By Kobi Arami
- Unique Pictures Of The Ancient Synagogue At The Ezekiel Shrine By Kobi Arami
- Unique Pictures Of The Five Tombs Of Geonim(were the presidents of the two great Babylonian, Talmudic Academies of Sura and Pumbedita) Room At The Ezekiel Prophet Shrine By Kobi Arami
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