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Sepulchre

Sepulchre, in Jerusalem, a stop on the Passion Week: the Last Walk Through Jerusalem, on the map, with its verse.

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In the text

Sepulchre

In Jerusalem, in the Bible's day. Shown at 31.78° N, 35.23° E.

The new tomb beside Golgotha (John 19:41), shown at the traditional site, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

  • Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid.

    John 19:41

On this journey

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Questions

Where is Sepulchre?

Sepulchre was in Jerusalem, in the Bible's day. The atlas shows it at 31.78° N, 35.23° E. The new tomb beside Golgotha (John 19:41), shown at the traditional site, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

What happened at Sepulchre in the Bible?

The KJV names Sepulchre in John 19:41. "Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid." (John 19:41). It is a stop on the Passion Week: the Last Walk Through Jerusalem.

Also on this journey

Coastlines, lakes and rivers from Natural Earth (public domain). Place locations from OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding, licensed CC BY 4.0.

Coastlines are today’s. Routes join the places the text names in order, so the lines between them are approximate. Verse text is the King James Version.