kubbet-es-saa

Updated: May 29, 2025

There are many records of the graves of Jewish worthies in our literature, but it is not easy to reconcile the different versions. The most eastern dome of the mosque is to this day called Kubbet-es-Saa, the Dome of Hours. W. Bacher with justice observes that, at the time of the Crusades, the traditions of the Palestinian Gaonate seem to have survived at Damascus.

of Tudela Benjamin - The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela