Faith & Reason Nexus

• Location: A 1st-century tomb situated in the garden area of Gordon’s Calvary in Jerusalem.
• Traditional Burial Site of Christ.

Key Features of the Garden Tomb:

• Low Threshold to Graves: Entrance would have been shorter during the 1st century.
• Chamber for Mourners: A place where family or loved ones could mourn.
• Entrance: Originally about half the height of today’s entrance.
• Rock Pillow for Head: A carved stone surface for the body to rest upon.
• Carved Place for Feet: A designated space for the feet of the deceased.
• Unfinished Grave: The grave was not fully completed, indicating it might have been intended for a temporary use.
• Small Window: A feature added later, not part of the original design, resulting from excavation damage.
• Trough for Stone: A groove for the stone that sealed the tomb.

Biblical Reference:

• “Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid. So there they laid Jesus, because of the Jews’ Preparation Day, for the tomb was nearby.”
• John 19:41-42