Tomb of Zechariah

The Tomb of Zechariah (Hebrew: קבר זכריה) is an ancient monument in the Kidron Valley, directly east of the Old City of Jerusalem. It is not, strictly speaking, a tomb, but a monument situated adjacent to a tomb. Hebrew redirects here. ... The Kidron Valley (or Qidron Valley) is valley near Jerusalem which features significantly in the Bible. ... Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yerushalayim) (Standard) Yerushalayim or Yerushalaim Arabic commonly القـُدْس (Al-Quds); officially in Israel أورشليم القدس (Urshalim-Al-Quds) Name Meaning Hebrew: (see below), Arabic: The Holiness Government City District Jerusalem Population 724,000 (2006) Jurisdiction 123,000 dunams (123 km²) Jerusalem (Hebrew:  , Yerushaláyim or Yerushalaim; Arabic:  , al-Quds, the Holiness)[2... A tomb is a small building (or vault) for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. ...

The structure, which has a pyramid-shaped roof, is located near Absalom's Monument, and the two are believed to have been constructed during the Second Temple period. The monument's architecture exhibits both Egyptian influences in terms of its pyramid, and Greek influences in terms of its Corinthian columns. These two features have enabled archeologists to date the tomb to the first century B.C. A pyramid is any three-dimensional structure where the upper surfaces are triangular and converge on one point. ... The tomb known today as benito(Avshaloms Monument - יד אבשלום) is located in the Kidron Valley in Jerusalem, situated between the Temple Mount and Mount of Olives. ... A stone (2. ... The Corinthian order as used for the portico of the Pantheon, Rome provided a prominent model for Renaissance and later architects, through the medium of engravings. ... Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ...

According to Jewish tradition, this is the tomb of the priest Zechariah Ben Jehoiada, who was stoned at the command of King Jehoash, as recorded in II Chronicles 24:20-21. The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... . ... Jehoash (Jehovah-given), was king of Judah, and sole surviving son of Ahaziah. ... The Book of Chronicles is a book in the Hebrew Bible (also see Old Testament). ...

And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the Lord, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the Lord, he hath also forsaken you. And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of the Lord.

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