The Consul General of France in Jerusalem, PIERRE COCHARD, visits the Tombs of the Kings as part of a tour of French assets in Jerusalem. The Tombs of the Kings are a collection of rock cut tombs in East Jerusalem believed to be the burial site of Queen Helene of Adiabene. The tombs are located 820 meters north of Jerusalem's Old City walls in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood. The grandeur of the site led to the mistaken belief that the tombs had once been the burial place of the kings of Judah, hence the name Tombs of the Kings, but the tombs are now associated with Queen Helena of Adiabene as a site chosen for burial of her son Isates and others of her dynasty. The gate of the property is marked Tombeau des Rois.
The Consul General of France in Jerusalem, Pierre Cochard, visits the Tombs of the Kings as part of a tour of French assets in Jerusalem. The Tombs of the Kings are a collection of rock cut tombs in East Jerusalem believed to be the burial site of Queen Helene of Adiabene. The tombs are located 820 meters north of Jerusalem's Old City walls in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood. The grandeur of the site led to the mistaken belief that the tombs had once been the burial place of the kings of Judah, hence the name Tombs of the Kings, but the tombs are now associated with Queen Helena of Adiabene as a site chosen for burial of her son Isates and others of her dynasty. The gate of the property is marked Tombeau des Rois.
