On one hand some rock cut burials dating back to the time of the Mishna are present in Meron. On the other, no archaeological evidence linking them to the Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai was ever found.
Full ArticleIs Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai really buried at Meron? It’s complicated
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