Tomb of the Matriarchs

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The Tomb of the Matriarchs (Hebrew: קבר האמהות, Kever ha'Imahot) in Tiberias, Israel, is the traditional burial place of several biblical women:^[1]

• Bilhah, handmaid of Rachel.
• Zilpah, handmaid of Leah.
• Jochebed, mother of Moses.
• Zipporah, wife of Moses.
• Elisheba, wife of Aaron.
• Abigail, one of King David's wives.

The marble structure beside a modern apartment building block is surrounded by a stone wall.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of burial places of biblical figures

References

General topics

History	Jewish Women's Congress (1893) 1902 Kosher Meat Boycott 1904 New York City Rent Strike 1906 Tonsil Riots 1907 New York City Rent Strike 1909 Shirtwaist Strike World Congress of Jewish Women (1923, 1929) Women's Torah Project (2003–2010) Women's Siyum HaShas (2020)

Feminism	Jewish feminism Orthodox Israeli Mizrahi

Life cycle events

Marriage	Marriage Matchmaking Marriage contract Marital harmony Head covering Homemaker Ritual purity Ritual immersion Divorce Agunah

Practices and concepts

Prayer and study	Tkhine Tseno Ureno Partnership minyan Tefillin Barbie Midrasha Mechitza Court of the Women

Religious roles	Rebbetzin Rabbis and Torah scholars Timeline Yoetzet halacha Toanot Rabniyot Scribe Cantor Timeline Firzogerin

Organizations

Historic / defunct	Clara de Hirsch Home Di Vilde Chayes League of Jewish Women (Germany) Jewish League for Woman Suffrage (UK) Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz

Publications	Binah Hadassah Magazine Lilith The American Jewess

Schools	Orthodox Jewish schools for women

Places