Burial Place of Jesus
Burial Place of Jesus
This is the burial place of Jesus (#4 in the
previous photo). Notice how the rock facade slopes into a "pillow"
at the head (left) of the burial place of Jesus (see previous page for
its significance) but drops off at a right angle at the opposite (right) end
of the burial place.
When I was alone during my visit, I placed my hand on the burial place's rock pillow where Jesus' head had lain, and just kept it there for a moment. I couldn't believe that they actually found the burial place of Jesus, and even less that I was in it.
Please take another look at this photo. This is where the crucified body of Jesus once lay, and this angle is probably similar to what Peter and John saw below. All that's missing may be the linen cloths and the handkerchief:
"Peter therefore went out, and the other disciple, and were going to the tomb. So they both ran together, and the other disciple outran Peter and came to the tomb first. And he, stooping down and looking in, saw the linen cloths lying there; yet he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb; and he saw the linen cloths lying there, and the handkerchief that had been around His head, not lying with the linen cloths, but folded together in a place by itself. Then the other disciple, who came to the tomb first, went in also; and he saw and believed. For as yet they did not know the Scripture, that He must rise again from the dead." (John 20:1-9).
When I was alone during my visit, I placed my hand on the burial place's rock pillow where Jesus' head had lain, and just kept it there for a moment. I couldn't believe that they actually found the burial place of Jesus, and even less that I was in it.
Please take another look at this photo. This is where the crucified body of Jesus once lay, and this angle is probably similar to what Peter and John saw below. All that's missing may be the linen cloths and the handkerchief:
"Peter therefore went out, and the other disciple, and were going to the tomb. So they both ran together, and the other disciple outran Peter and came to the tomb first. And he, stooping down and looking in, saw the linen cloths lying there; yet he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb; and he saw the linen cloths lying there, and the handkerchief that had been around His head, not lying with the linen cloths, but folded together in a place by itself. Then the other disciple, who came to the tomb first, went in also; and he saw and believed. For as yet they did not know the Scripture, that He must rise again from the dead." (John 20:1-9).