The tomb of Rachel, קבר רחל, is where our Matriarch Rachel was buried, along the way to Efras, in Beis Lechem, Israel. Learn the importance of this site from this video.

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According to the Jewish sages, the original monument was a pillar of 13 stones. Each of Jacob's 12 sons placed a stone on Rachel's grave, with Jacob's stone on top. It remained there, on the side of the road, for hundreds of years. From the Byzantine period (fifth century C.E.) until the 1800's, Rachel's Tomb consisted of an open dome. In 1841, Sir Moses Montefiore renovated the Tomb, constructed an anteroom, and enclosed the dome.

The yahrzeit of Rachel Imeinu is 11 Cheshvan.  On the eve of this important date, tehillim is often recited.  For more information about the maintenance of her gravesite, visit http://www.rachelstomb.org/yahrzeil.html

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