Tomb of Esther and Mordechai

Tomb of Esther and Mordechai
Native names
  • آرامگاه استر و مردخای (Persian)
  • קבר אסתר ומרדכי (Hebrew)
  • Եսթերի և Մուրթքեի թանգարանը (Armenian)
Tomb of Esther and Mordechai
TypeMausoleum
LocationHamadan, Iran

The Tomb of Esther and Mordechai (Persian: آرامگاه استر و مردخای, Aramgah-e Ester va Murduxay; Hebrew: קבר אסתר ומרדכי Qever Estēr v'Mórdǝḵay; Armenian: Եսթերի և Մուրթքեի թանգարանը Yest'eri yev Murt'k'ev t'angarany) is a tomb located in Hamadan, Iran. Iranian Jews and Iranian Christians believe it houses the remains of the biblical Queen Esther and her cousin[1] Mordechai, and it is the most important pilgrimage site for Jews and Christians in Iran.[2][3] There is no mention of it in either the Babylonian or Jerusalem Talmud, and the Iranian Jewish tradition has not been supported by Jews beyond Iran.[4]

  1. ^ "Bible Gateway passage: Esther 2:7, Esther 2:15 - New King James Version". Bible Gateway. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  2. ^ 'Outcry as Tomb of Mordechai and Esther in Iran reportedly set ablaze,' The Times of Israel 15 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Esther's Iranian Tomb Draws Pilgrims of All Religious Stripes". Haaretz. 2005-03-22.
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