Tombstone of Yaakov Son of Hezkiyahu
Tombstone of:
Yaakov Son of Hezkiyahu Tombstone date:
1905
Cemetery:
Community:
Code:
C010
Made of:
Sandstone
Epitaph style:
Sunken letters
Relief style:
Protruding
Directions:
Facing west
Sizes:
Height 135 cm, Width 65 cm, Thickness 26 cm
Epitaph text:
פה מצבה
איש זקן תם וישר
ויעקב הלך לדרכו
ויפגע[ו] בו מלאכי
אלהים [בראשית לב, ב] ויבא יעקב
שלם [בראשית לג, יח] בירא ובתפלה
צדק לפניו יהלך [תהלים פה, יד]
מוה יעקב בן
המ[נוח] חזקיהו זל
נ שמיני של פסח
תרסה תנצבה
English translation of epitaph:
Here in the tomb [lies] Flawless and honest old man
And Yaakov went on his way and the angels of God met him [Gen. 32:2]
And Yaakov came safely [Gen. 33:18]
Perfect in fear of God and in prayer
Righteousness goes before him [Ps. 85:13]
Our teacher Yaakov
son of the late Hezkiyahu of blessed memory
He passed away on the 8th day of Passover
(5)665
May his soul be bound in the bundle of life
Decoration program:
Two lions and a flower
Description:
Good
Documentation date:
August 2009
Documented by:
Olga Aleksandrova
Documented by (old):
Research date:
September 0209
Researched by:
סרגטה פיתוח תוכנה