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Rachel's Tomb is the site revered as the burial place of the Hebrew matriarch Rachel. The tomb, located at the northern entrance of Bethlehem next to the old route 60 is considered holy to Jews, Christians, and Muslims. In September 2002, the tomb was incorporated on the Israeli side of the West Bank barrier and surrounded by a concrete wall and watchtowers, therefore Palestinian form Bethlehem can't access the tomb. The tomb itself is devided in a men and women section. Women come here to pray for fertility.
Photo by Dirk-Jan Visser