List of burial places of biblical figures


The following is a list of burial places attributed to biblical figures according to various religious and local traditions. The locations listed are not based on factual evidence, but rather locations mentioned in the text of the Bible or oral traditions of indigenous peoples. Lebanon, Israel, the Palestinian territories, Iraq, Jordan and Iran have put monuments on the grave locations in an attempt to preserve them as holy sites. Many sites have been transmitted from generation to generation and there are historical accounts from travellers which state their existence.

Figures mentioned in the Torah">Tanakh#Torah">Torah

Figures mentioned in the Nevi'im">Tanakh">Nevi'im (Prophets)

Figures mentioned in the Ketuvim">Tanakh">Ketuvim (Writings)

Figures mentioned in the New Testament