Har Nebo Cemetery

Har Nebo Cemetery
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Established1890[1]
Location
6061 Oxford Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
CountryUnited States
Coordinates40°02′21″N 75°05′12″W / 40.0391152°N 75.0867980°W / 40.0391152; -75.0867980
Typeprivate
Size16 acres (65,000 m2)[1]
No. of graves>35,000[2]
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Har Nebo Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery in the Oxford Circle neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Established in 1890, it is the oldest privately owned Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia. It is named for Mount Nebo, a Moabite mountain mentioned as the place where Moses died in the Hebrew Bible on the other side the Jordan River.

  1. ^ a b Meyers, Allen (1998). The Jewish Community of South Philadelphia. Arcadia Publishing. p. 35. ISBN 0-7524-1202-7.
  2. ^ "Over 100 volunteers gather in Oxford Circle to restore historic cemetery". FOX 29 Philadelphia. 2022-09-18. Retrieved 2023-04-08.