Located in the church of the holy sepulchre in the old city of jerusalem the tomb has been covered by marble cladding since at least 1555 a d and most likely centuries earlier.
Marble tomb of jesus.
Jerusalem in the innermost chamber of the site said to be the tomb of jesus a restoration team has peeled away a marble layer for the first time in centuries in an effort to reach what it.
2 there are three tombs in jerusalem people point to as the place jesus of nazareth was originally laid to rest in.
The tomb in which they buried jesus of nazareth was empty that first easter morning.
1 the vast majority of modern scholars critical or otherwise also agree.
1555 to prevent damage from visitors.
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The stone slab was inside a chamber of jesus s tomb in the church of the holy sepulchre in jerusalem the surface encased in marble since at least 1555 ad was exposed during restoration work last.
On this point the ancient eyewitnesses agree.
Members of the conservation team lift a stone to clean and digitally scan before reinstalling it on the façade of the edicule the shrine that houses what is believed to be the tomb of jesus.
The tomb is a limestone shelf or burial bed hewn from the wall of a cave national geographic reports covered by marble cladding since at least 1555 a d it was exposed oct.