Tomb of Eve

The tomb of Eve in 1894, during the Ottoman period

The Tomb of Eve, also known as Eve's Grave and Eve's Tomb, is an archeological site located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.[1] It is considered by some Muslims to be the burial place of Eve. Prince Faisal, Viceroy of Hejaz, destroyed it in 1928.[2] In 1975, the site was also sealed with concrete by religious authorities, who disapprove of pilgrims praying at tombs.[3]

Richard Francis Burton mentions seeing it in his translation of the Book of a Thousand Nights and a Night.[4]

According to the Islamic religion, Eve is considered the grandmother of humanity [Quran page 84, chapter 7:11–25] [Quran page 84, chapter 20:110–124], which influenced the name "Jeddah" meaning grandmother in Arabic.[5]

  1. ^ Jayussi, Salma; Ḥāzimī, Manṣūr Ibrāhīm; Khaṭṭāb, ʻIzzat ibn ʻAbd al-Majīd (28 April 2006), Beyond the Dunes, IB Tauris & Co, p. 34, ISBN 978-1-85043-972-1
  2. ^ "Arabia: Tomb of Eve". Time. February 27, 1928.
  3. ^ "Grandmother Eve — buried in Saudi Arabia?", Sam's Life, March 13, 2013, retrieved 24 August 2014
  4. ^ Burton, Richard Francis (April 2009), The Book of One Thousand Nights and A Night, BiblioBazaar, p. 358, ISBN 9780559091179.
  5. ^ Etymology of "jeddah", Wiktionary [1]