page_title: Tomb of Simeon the Just
hierarchical_section_title: Tomb of Simeon the Just
caption_attribution_description: English: Jews throng to the tomb of Simeon the Just in Jerusalem, on Lag Baomer 1927. עברית: קבר רבי שמעון הצדיק ל"ג בעומר תרפ"ז
context_page_description: The Tomb of Simeon the Just or Simeon the Righteous is an ancient tomb in Jerusalem. According to scholarly consensus, based on an in situ inscription, it is the 2nd-century CE burial site of a Roman matron named Julia Sabina. However, according to a medieval Jewish tradition, is believed to be the burial place of Simeon the Just and his students. It is located adjacent to the Cave of the Minor Sanhedrin in the Shimon HaTzadik city quarter adjoining Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood.
context_section_description: The Tomb of Simeon the Just or Simeon the Righteous (Hebrew: קבר שמעון הצדיק‎; translit. Kever Shimon haTzadik) is an ancient tomb in Jerusalem. According to scholarly consensus, based on an in situ inscription, it is the 2nd-century CE burial site of a Roman matron named Julia Sabina. However, according to a medieval Jewish tradition, is believed to be the burial place of Simeon the Just and his students. It is located adjacent to the Cave of the Minor Sanhedrin in the Shimon HaTzadik city quarter adjoining Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood.
caption: Jews visiting the tomb in 1927
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