In Jesus's Footsteps 
跟随基督的脚步

David Tumb

 

 

King David's Tomb (Hebrew: קבר דוד המלך‎) is a site viewed as the burial place of David, King of Israel, according to a tradition beginning in the 12th century.

 

It is located on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, near the Hagia Maria Sion Abbey.

 

The tomb is situated in a ground floor corner of the remains of the former Hagia Zion, a Byzantine church.

 

Older Byzantine tradition dating to the 4th century identified the location as the Cenacle of Jesus and the original meeting place of the Christian faith.

 

The building is now part of the Diaspora Yeshiva

 

The tomb is located in a corner of a room situated on the ground floor remains of the former Hagia Zion an ancient house of worship; the upper floor of the same building has traditionally been viewed as the Cenacle of Jesus. 

 

The site was apparently not viewed as David's Tomb until the 12th century.

 

According to Benjamin of Tudela, writing about 1173, the tomb was discovered during repairs to the church; the motivation for it being declared to be the tomb of David is due to David’s conquest of Mount Zion described in the Book of Samuel.

 

In 1335, the ancient church became a Franciscan monastery, but, due to tensions with the Greek Orthodox Patriarch, the Franciscan residence was closed.