An ancient tomb traditionally associated with Jesus’s midwife is being excavated anew by archaeologists in the hills southwest of Jerusalem, the antiquities authority said Tuesday. The intricately decorated Jewish burial cave complex dates to around the first century A.D., but it was later associated by local Christians with Salome, the midwife of Jesus in the Gospels. A Byzantine chapel was built at the site, which was a place of pilgrimage and veneration for centuries thereafter. A view shows the interior of the Salome Cave Clay lamps that were discovered in the Salome Cave A volunteer digs at the site of the Salome Cave A volunteer takes a break from digging at the Salome Cave) The cave was first found and excavated decades ago by an Israeli archaeologist. The cave...
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