ISRAELITE (IRON AGE II) BURIAL CUSTOMS IN THE JERUSALEM AREA IN THE LIGHT OF BIBLICAL AND ARCHEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE
Around Jerusalem several cemeteries dating to the Israelite Iron Age II were excavated and each has its own characteristics. The Israelite practice was to place the burial places near the cities, but outside the town walls. The exceptions were the tombs of the kings, which were inside the City of David (1 Kings 2,10; Neh. …