Cave of the Patriarchs (Cave of Machpelah)

It is a building in the east of the city of Hebron.  According to Jewish tradition and scripture, the cave is the burial place of Adam and Eve, the fathers of the nation Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the mothers of the nation Sarah, Rebecca and Leah (Rachel was buried in Rachel’s tomb in Bethlehem).  It is one of the most sacred places for Judaism and is also sacred in Islam.