Jerusalem: Jehoshaphat's Cave Kidron Valley
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5/23/2016
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Na_al Qidron , Kidron Valley , Qidron Valley , Gethsemane , Jerusalem , Kings Valley , Monumental Tomb , Nefesh , Yad Avshalom , Tomb of Absalom , Pillar of Absalom , Jehoshaphat's Cave
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The Cave of Jehoshaphat is part of a series of burial niches and monuments in King's Valley. It is dated to the end of the second temple period (1st Century CE) . This is a view of the interior. The actual identity of those originally buried in the cave are not known. The cave is located directly behind Absalom's Pillar, around which one must squeeze to see this burial niche.