Tomb of Benjamin

Tomb of Benjamin
Shown within Israel
Location Israel Kfar Saba
Coordinates 32°10′45″N 34°56′42″E / 32.179081°N 34.944989°E / 32.179081; 34.944989
Type tomb

The Tomb of Benjamin is the traditional burial site of Benjamin according to Islam, but some Jews believe that this is the tomb of Benjamin and converted the Maqam (Muslim shrine) into a synagogue,[1] in the other side of the bypass road there is also another Islamic shrine called "Nabi Sawarka".

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  1. Publishers, Peeters (2001). Egypt and Syria in the Fatimid, Ayyubid, and Mamluk Eras III. Peeters Publishers. p. 471. ISBN 9042909706.


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