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The Abba Cave is best known for being a tomb which contained the remains of a person who is believed by many to have been crucified. This cave is located in Givat HaMivtar, a suburban neighborhood in the northern part of Jerusalem. The cave derives its name from the Aramaic inscription found on the wall of this tomb. According to this inscription, the owner of the cave was a man by the name of Abba, who was the son of the priest Eleazar, and the grandson of the high priest Aaron. Many questions surrounding the Abba Cave have yet to be satisfactorily answered. Discovering the Cave The Abba Cave was discovered in 1970/71, when construction workers who were building a
