The following is a list of burial places attributed toAbrahamic figures according to various religious and local traditions. The locations listed are based on locations mentioned in the text of the Bible or oral traditions of indigenous peoples. Many sites have been transmitted from generation to generation and there are historical accounts from travelers which state their existence.
| Biblical figure | Place name and location | Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam | Judaism and Islam:Cave of the Patriarchs,Hebron, West Bank Shia Islam:Imam Ali Mosque,Najaf,Iraq Christianity: Chapel of Adam,Church of the Holy Sepulchre |   | |
| Eve | Judaism and Christianity:Cave of the Patriarchs,Hebron, West Bank, Islam:Tomb of Eve,Jeddah,Saudi Arabia |  | |
| Abel | Nabi Habeel Mosque,Zabadani Valley,Syria |  | |
| Seth | In Judaism:Tiberias,Israel In Islam:Bashshit,Palestine (top), |   | |
| Lamech | Islam: Tomb of Lamech,Mihtarlam,Afghanistan | Seen here | |
| Noah | There are several Islamic sites that are claimed to be the Tomb of Noah:
See also:Tomb of Noah |
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| Abraham,Sarah,Isaac,Rebecca,Jacob,Esau, andLeah | Cave of the Patriarchs,Hebron, West Bank | | According to Jewish and Christian tradition, onlyEsau's head is buried in theCave of the Patriarchs. According to legends,Ishmael was buried here as well.[citation needed] |
| Ishmael andHagar | Islam:Hajr Ismail,Mecca,Saudi Arabia[2] |  | |
| Lot | Islam:Bani Na'im, near Hebron,West Bank |  | |
| Rachel | Rachel's Tomb, outsideBethlehem, West Bank |  | |
| Zilpah,BilhahJochebed,Zipporah, andElisheva | Tomb of the Matriarchs,Tiberias, Israel |  | |
| Reuben | Nabi Rubin,Palmachim,Israel | .jpg) | During theOttoman period, Arabs would gather each year at theMamluk-era structure. Nowadays, infrequent Jewish visitors come to pray at the site. |
| Judah | Yehud,Israel[3] |  | |
| Simeon | Kibbutz Eyal,Israel. |  | |
| Asher andNaphtali | Tel Kedesh nearMalkia,Israel | Seen here. | |
| Gad | Prophet Jadur Shrine, Ain Al-Jadur, west ofSalt, Jordan |  | The current mosque, built around the tomb, is a modern structure, which dates back to the year 1958. The site has fallen into disrepair and had even been looted as well. |
| Dan | Beit Shemesh,Israel[4] |  | |
| Qedar | Mausoleum of Prophet Qeydar,Zanjan, Iran |  | Qedar, the son of Ishmael, is believed by theShi'ites to have been buried in Zanjan. The current mausoleum is a 14th-century reconstruction that has been renovated a few times. |
| Zebulun | Tomb of Zebulun,Sidon,Lebanon | Seen here | Currently a Shi'ite shrine which is still locked to the public. In the past, towards the end ofIyyar, Jews from the most distant parts of Palestine and the Jews who lived in Lebanon would make a pilgrimage to this tomb.[5] |
| Joseph,Ephraim, andManasseh | Judaism and Christianity:Joseph's Tomb,Nablus (Shechem), West Bank; Islam:Cave of the Patriarchs,Hebron, West Bank, |  | Some others consider Joseph to have been buried next to the Cave of the Patriarchs, where a mediaeval structure known as the kalah (castle) is now located. Some archaeologists believe that the site in Nablus is only the tomb of a Sufi Muslim Shaykh named Yusuf, and not Joseph himself. |
| Benjamin | Kfar Saba,Israel |   | Two structures 30 m away from each other (both pictured) are each claimed by Jews, Muslims and Christians as the authentic tomb. This site is questionable, however, because it is not located in the territory of the Tribe of Benjamin.[citation needed] |
| Serah | Pir-i Bakran, nearEsfahan,Iran[6] |  | |
| Moses | Mount Nebo (Jordan) Islam:Nabi Musa, West Bank, |  | According to the Bible, the exact place of Moses' grave remains unknown, in order to impede idolatry. |
| Aaron | Tomb of Aaron:Mount Harun nearPetra, Jordan. |  | At 1350 meters above sea-level, it is the highest peak in the area; it is believed to be the place where Aaron died and was buried. A 14th-century mosque stands here with its white dome visible from most areas in and around Petra. |
| Eleazar andIthamar | Awarta, West Bank[7] | .JPG) | Due to the uncertain security situation, the Israel Defense Forces limits visits by Jews to one annual night close to the 5th of Shevat on the Hebrew calendar (around January–February).[citation needed] |
| Jethro | Nabi Shu'ayb,Hittin |  | Each year on April 25, the Druze gather at the site to discuss community affairs.[8] |
| Aholiab | Sujod,Southern Lebanon[9] |  | Located at33.4428°N 35.5381°E. Destroyed after theIsraeli occupation of Southern Lebanon. |
| Biblical figure | Place name and location | Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nun | Timnath-heres, attributed toKifl Hares,Salfit Governorate,West Bank |  | |
| Joshua | Timnath-heres, attributed toKifl Hares,Salfit Governorate,West Bank(pictured) Islam: An-Nabi Yusha’ bin Noon aka Prophet Joshua's Shrine, nearAs-Salt,Jordan.[10] |  | Thousands make the pilgrimage to his tomb on theannual commemoration of his death, 26th ofNisan on theHebrew calendar. |
| Caleb | Timnath-heres, attributed toKifl Hares,Salfit Governorate,West Bank |  | |
| Othniel Ben Kenaz | Tomb of Othniel Ben Kenaz inHebron, West Bank[11] |  | |
| Shamgar | Tebnine,Lebanon[12] | Seen here | The tomb is also known by Shia Muslims as the tomb of Prophet Siddiq.[13] |
| Deborah,Barak andYael | Tel Kaddesh,Israel[14] |  | |
| Samson | Beit Shemesh,Israel[15] |  | |
| Elkanah | Kedita,Upper Galilee,Israel[16] | See here | |
| Hannah andSamuel | Tomb of Samuel,West Bank.[17] Christianity: Tomb of Hannah, Horvat Hani, Israel[18] |  | Both Jewish and Muslim prayers are held at the tomb. Many religious Jews visit the tomb on the 28th of Iyar, the anniversary of Samuel the Prophet's death. |
| Eli | Shiloh,Samaria |  | According to Jewish tradition theYahrzeit of Eli the Cohen is onי' באייר — thetenth day of Iyar. |
| Nathan andGad | Halhul,Hebron Governorate,West Bank |  | The graves of Nathan and Gad are entombed in a mosque named after Jonah. |
| David | David's Tomb,Mount Zion, Jerusalem |  | 1 Kings 2:10 says that King David was buried in his own city; theCity of David is on the southeastern hill of Jerusalem, Mount Zion is its western hill. The "tomb" is aCrusader-eracenotaph (symbolical, emptysarcophagus). The building dates to the 2nd century CE the earliest, and the tradition of David being buried here was created by Byzantine Christians well over a millennium after his supposed death.[19] The authentic tomb of David is probably a cave noted as 'T1' in a former Roman-era quarry outside of the modern city walls.[20][21] |
| Absalom | Yad Avshalom,Mount of Olives,Jerusalem |  | Archaeologists have dated the tomb to the first century CE. Its association with Absalom only dates from the 12th century.[22] Currently it is not considered by any religious group to be the tomb of Absalom, due to its age (1000 years too recent) and the Bible (2 Samuel 18:17, which says Absalom's body was covered over with stones in a pit in the forest of Ephraim). |
| Abner ben Ner | Hebron, West Bank[23] |  | RabbiMoses Basola visited the tomb in 1522.[24] Sefer Yihus ha-Tzaddiqim (Book of Genealogy of the Righteous), a collection of travel writings first published in 1561, mentions the tomb.[25] |
| Isaiah | Isaiah mausoleum,Esfahan,Iran (top)[26] orNahal Dishon,Israel (bottom) |   | |
| Hushai | Yirka,Israel |  | |
| Elisha | Elisha's Tomb. Disputed between: near Mt. Carmel,West Bank orKfar Yassif nearAcre, Israel andEğil,Turkey.[27] | Seen here | |
| Huldah | Mount of Olives,Jerusalem | Seen here | |
| Zedekiah | Cave of Zedekiah,Old City of Jerusalem[28] | .JPG) | |
| Ezekiel | Ezekiel's Tomb,Al Kifl,Iraq |  | Up till the mid-20th century, up to 5,000 Jews used to come to the tomb duringPassover.[29] Many Muslims believe this tomb to be that of an unspecified personality namedDhul-Kifl. This site was protected under the control ofSaddam Hussein, and renovated extensively in 2014. |
| Baruch ben Neriah | Reportedly in theAl-Nukhailah Mosque, Al-Kifl,Iraq |  | Exact location unknown. According to Jewish tradition, Baruch's tomb is located about 1-mile (1.6 km) away fromEzekiel's Tomb near a town called "Mashhad Ali" which there is no record of ever existing. However, there is a tomb within the Al-Nukhailah Mosque in Al-Kifl dedicated to Baruch. Corresponding with the earlier legend, it is located near to the Tomb of Ezekiel, which is also in the same building. |
| Hosea | Ancient Jewish cemetery ofSafed, Israel[30] |  | |
| Amittai | Beit Ummar, near Hebron, West Bank |  | Mosque of Nabi Matta: The main mosque in Beit Ummar housing the tomb of Nabi Matta or Amittai, father of Jonah.Mujir ad-Din writes that Matta was "a holy man from the people of the house of the prophecy." Nearby Halhul houses the tomb of Jonah with the inscription reading "Yunus ibn Matta" or "Jonah son of Amittai", confirming that Matta is indeed the Arabic name for Amittai and the Beit Ummar tomb is dedicated to Amittai. In 1226, the Ayyubid sultan al-Mu'azzam built a mosque with a minaret under the supervision of Jerusalem governor Rashid ad-Din al-Mu'azzami. The Mamluks constructed some additions to the mosque and engraved several inscriptions on its surface. Also seenhere. |
| Jonah | Judaism:Mashhad, Israel. (top) Islam:Halhul, near Beit Ummar, Hebron. (bottom) |  | Masshad tomb can also be seenhere. |
| Micah | Kabul, Israel[31] or also atJezzine, Lebanon |  | The shrine in Jezzine is also known as the tomb of a Prophet Misha. |
| Nahum | Al Qush, south ofDahuk, Iraq. |  | There are however two other sites mentioned in historical accounts: Elkesi, near Ramah in theGalilee and Elcesei in theWest Bank[32] |
| Habakkuk | Some locate it atHuqoq, others atKadarim,Israel.[33][34] There is ashrine inToyserkan,Iran as well.[35] |    | |
| Zephaniah | En-Nabi Safi,Southern Lebanon[36] | Seen here | The tomb is located inside a Muslim shrine, known by locals as the shrine of a Prophet Safi. |
| Haggai,Malachi, andZechariah | Tomb of the Prophets,Mount of Olives,Jerusalem[37] |  |
| Biblical figure | Place name and location | Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job | InDruzism:Chouf District,Lebanon(pictured). In Shia Islam: Shrine of Prophet Ayyub, Hillah, Iraq |  | Yaqut al-Hamawi recorded that it was located inAl-Shaykh Saad, while another tradition locates it atSalalah,Oman |
| Jesse andRuth | Tomb of Jesse and Ruth,Hebron, West Bank | .jpg) | |
| Mordecai andEsther | Tomb of Esther and Mordechai,Hamedan,Iran |  | Persian Jews still make annual pilgrimage in honor of the Purim festival. |
| Daniel | Tomb of Daniel,Susa,Iran(pictured). There are however six other traditional sites includingKirkuk inIraq andSamarkand inUzbekistan |  | At the site in Kirkuk, the locals claim that Hananiah, Mishael, and Azaria are buried alongside Daniel. |
| Ezra | Ezra's Tomb, Al-'Uzayr, nearBasra,Iraq |  | Preserved by Jewish caretakers until the middle of the 20th century. From that point, a local Muslim Iraqi took the responsibility of preserving the location. The area surrounding the tomb is used today as a place of Muslim worship although Hebrew inscriptions are still present in the room. Located where Tigris and Euphrates meet. |
| Zechariah ben Jehoiada | Tomb of Zechariah,Mount of Olives,Jerusalem |  |
| Quranic figure | Place name and location | Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad | Al-Masjid an-Nabawi,Medina,Saudi Arabia |  | underGreen Dome |
| Hud | Jordan, orQabr Nabi Hud,Hadhramaut,Yemen | Burial sites near theZamzam Well or in theUmayyad Mosque are also claimed | |
| Shuaib | Nabi Shu'ayb, Galilee |  | Burial sites nearMahis, Jordan andGuriyeh, Iran are also claimed |
This is thehijr of Ishmael, or the house of Ishmael (Bayt Ismail), where he buried his mother Hagar and where he himself is buried.
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