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Al-Kifl: Tomb of Ezekiel
Al-Kifl, Iraq · Wider Abrahamic world
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Tradition. Traditional. The medieval synagogue structure is attested.
This photograph shows the modern city, or the Wikipedia lead subject, rather than the ancient site itself.
A shrine at al-Kifl, near ancient Borsippa and close to the Sura area, has been venerated by Jews (and Muslims, as Dhu al-Kifl) as the tomb of the prophet Ezekiel since at least the 11th–12th centuries. Benjamin of Tudela and Petahiah of Regensburg describe large Jewish pilgrimages. The Jewish community left in 1950–51.
Source stance: neutral.
People and groups named here
- Ezekiel (traditional)
- Benjamin of Tudela
- Petahiah of Regensburg
Sources
- Ezekiel (Wikipedia, context article)
Wikipedia contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0). Accessed 2026-11-11.
- Ezekiel's Tomb (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0). Accessed 2026-11-11.
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