Jerusalem: Church of Our Lady of Mt. Zion—Tomb of King David

‎Jerusalem. The ground floor, below the Coenaculum, according to Jewish tradition, houses the tomb of King David. On its velvet covering people have placed silver crowns and silver Arks of Torah Scrolls, brought from synagogues of Jewish communities throughout the world. After the destruction of the Second Temple Mount Zion was identified in the Jewish tradition with the Temple Mount, and the first to report on the finding of David’s tomb there was the famous Jewish traveler, Benjamin of Tudela, who visited the country in 1170. Many believers come to the tomb to pray and weep, especially during the Feast of Weeks, the date of King David’s death.