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The tomb of Jesus is the place where Jesus was entombed after his death. [1] According to the gospel accounts, the tomb originally belonged to Joseph of Arimathea , a wealthy man who, believing Jesus was the Messiah , offered his own sepulcher for the burial of Jesus .
The Bible says Jesus was laid in "a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid" (John 19:41). Below is the loculus (burial place) inside Jesus' tomb, where Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus laid the body of Jesus.
The burial of Jesus refers to the entombment of the body of Jesus after his crucifixion before the eve of the sabbath. This event is described in the New Testament.
Located in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, Jesus' tomb was sealed in 1555 and remained shuttered for centuries. Until this moment, no one had stepped foot inside the burial chamber of Jesus Christ for 500 years.
JERUSALEM -- In the innermost chamber of the site said to be the tomb of Jesus, a restoration team has peeled away a marble layer for the first time in centuries in an effort to reach what it...
The archaeological evidence suggests that the tomb of Jesus—the unused tomb of Joseph of Arimathea—would have been sealed with a cork-shaped stone. Photo: Tom Powers.
Unsealing of Christ's reputed tomb turns up new revelations. For just 60 hours, researchers had the opportunity to examine the holiest site in Christianity. Here's what they found. By Kristin ...
The National Geographic Museum exhibit Tomb of Christ: The Church of the Holy Sepulchre Experience presented an immersive 3-D look at the conservation of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where Jesus is believed to have been buried. Photo: Oded Balilty, AP for National Geographic.
Church of the Holy Sepulchre, church built on the traditional site of Jesus’ Crucifixion and burial. According to the Bible (John 19:41–42), his tomb was close to the place of the Crucifixion, and so the church was planned to enclose the site of both the cross and the tomb.
Jerusalem — For the first time in centuries, scientists have exposed the original surface of what is traditionally considered the tomb of Jesus Christ. Located in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre...