The cave of Machpelah, in the West Bank city of Hebron, is the burial place of the Matriarchs and Patriarchs: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca, and Leah. According to Jewish mystical tradition, its also the entrance to the Garden of Eden where Adam and Eve are buried.

Where was Adam buried in the Bible?

Christian tradition generally places the tomb of Adam in Jerusalem under the place where Jesus was crucified, called the Cave of Treasures and described in the Syriac Book of the Cave of Treasures. Jewish tradition generally places the burial place of Adam in the Cave of Machpelah where Abraham and his sons are

Why was the tomb of Eve destroyed?

A 1928 article in TIME magazine suggests that that Eves grave was demolished by religious authorities who feared it would lead Muslim faithful astray—into shirq, idolatry. Other sources report that the landmark vanished beneath urban development projects in the 1940s.

Where is Adam and Eve now?

According to traditional Jewish belief, Adam and Eve are buried in the Cave of Machpelah, in Hebron.

Where is the original Garden of Eden?

The real Garden Of Eden has been traced to the African nation of Botswana, according to a major study of DNA. Scientists believe our ancestral homeland is south of the Zambezi River in the countrys north.