Yason's Tomb in the Rehavia, Jerusalem

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In our website, we’ve covered many burial sites, graves, cemeteries and monuments in and around Jerusalem.

After being destroyed and rebuilt tens of times, constant battles and the ever-changing rulers, dictators, and empires – it is no wonder that Jerusalem has become renowned as the ‘city of dead’ - Nakropolis.

What’s so fascinating about Jerusalem is the nature of where you can discover ancient burials sites that range from the new city, on mountain tops and all the way down to valleys and under-ground tunnels or caves.
One tomb that we’d like to write about today is less-known, but nevertheless, carries an interesting story that is over 2,000 years old. 

The inscriptions on the stone of the tomb describe that this burial site belonged to a high Jewish priest, Yason, that served during the time of the second Temple Mount.

Thousands of years ago, it was customary for a tomb to be used for multiple family members that were buried together, which is why this monument was used for approximately 200 years from second century B.C. to around 30 AD.   The monument was discovered in 1956 and it contains several courtyards and a pyramid-shaped roof. 

The monument bears strong resemblance to two other notable tombs in Jerusalem, Zechariah’s tomb and Yad Abshalom tomb, both of which are located in the Valley of Jehoshaphat.

Yason's Tomb