12th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
The Tomb of Simeon the Righteous

The Tomb of Simeon the Just or Simeon the Righteous (in Hebrew: Shimon haTzadik) is an ancient tomb in Jerusalem believed to be the burial place of Simeon the Just. people flock to the tomb in certain occasions. The Tomb is ne of the righteous and holy places in Israel. _____________________________________________________________ Simeon the Just was a Jewish High Priest, who led the Jewish Nation during the Second Temple following the Men of the Great Assembly.

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Date Taken: 10.2012
Date Uploaded: 11.2014
Photo Location: Jerusalem, Israel
Copyright: © Hezy Holzman