TOMBS AND THE CITY
The Jewish Cemetery on the Mount of Olives, is the most ancient and most important cemetery in Jerusalem. Burial on the Mount of Olives started over 3,000 years ago in the First Temple Period, and continues to this day. The cemetery contains about 70,000 tombs from various periods, including the tombs of famous figures in Jewish history.
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