Posted on 12/21/2011 3:11:50 PM PST by nickcarraway
There is no dispute today that the 'official' location of the Maccabean graves, near Modi'in, is not the real site; come and see for yourself where these heroes were actually buried.
The Hasmoneans, who ruled a Jewish dynasty in Israel, have been buried in the ground for more than 2,100 years. It's hard to believe it when listening to Zohar Bar'am, who speaks with great excitement of the mystery of their burial and the search for the exact location of their graves. Bar'am has been managing the "Hasmoneans Village" open museum by Modiin for 34 years. The museum, which offers activities to children and their families, displays the lifestyles of the Hasmoneans, placing an emphasis on their heritage rather than their graves.
In the lead up to Hannukah, everyone listens to Bar'am with enthusiasm, while at other times of the year, when he is less popular, the park is used by numerous film crews – mainly American – as a location that depicts a biblical setting.
Kubur al-Yahud, Arabic for 'the graves of the Jews.'
There is no argument today that the "official" location of the Maccabean graves, situated on the northern side of Road 443, is not the real site. While the site is still called "the graves of the Maccabees," archaeologists have discovered these graves were put there a few hundred years after the Hasmonean times, during the Byzantine period. Amit Re'em, an archaeologist of the Israel Antiquities Authority says all the evidence points to the fact that these graves are of Christians and pagans and that this burial site actually belongs to an ancient monastery.
(Excerpt) Read more at haaretz.com ...
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America needs a few Maccabees of its own. Just sayin’.
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