Tomb of Rahil (Rachel)

This structure, located between Bethlehem and

Gilo contains the grave of Rahil, one of the wives

of Yaqoob (upon him be peace) and the mother

of Yusuf (upon him be peace).

As well as being the mother of Yusuf (upon

him be peace), Rahil also gave birth to a

second son, Binyamin (Benjamin), but she had

a hard labour and died soon after birth. She

was buried by Yaqoob (upon him be peace) in

the place above.

This site is considered the third holiest in

Judaism, after the Temple Mount in Jerusalem

and the Tombs of the Patriarchs in Hebron.

‘Rachel’s Tomb’ is visited by tens of

thousands of people every year, especially

Jewish women unable to give birth. Many

come to visit on the 11th of the Jewish month

of Cheshvan, the anniversary of her death.

Jewish tradition teaches that Rachel weeps for

her children and that when the Jews were

taken into exile, she wept as they passed by

her grave on the way to Babylonia.

Believers in Kabbalah sometimes wrap red

string around the tomb and then make it into

bracelets that serve as talismans.

References: Wikipedia

Note that this entry has been shown for

information purposes only. On no account should

anybody pray towards a grave or seek

supplication through them as this is tantamount

to committing shirk, associating partners with

Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).