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Caiaphas ossuary

Also known as Discovery of the Caiaphas ossuary (1990)

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31.7586, 35.2286 · Wikidata Q5017513 P625 (accessed 2026-11-12) · On the map

Ossuary inscribed 'Joseph son of Caiaphas' found in Jerusalem in 1990.

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The Caiaphas ossuary is one of twelve ossuaries or bone boxes, discovered in a burial cave in south Jerusalem in December 1990, two of which featured the name "Caiaphas".

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