<P> The Tombs of the Kings (Hebrew: קברי המלכים ‎) (Arabic: قبور السلاطين ‎) are a collection of rock cut tombs in East Jerusalem believed to be the burial site of Queen Helene of Adiabene . The tombs are located 820 meters north of Jerusalem's Old City walls in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood (Hebrew: שכונת שייח ג'ראח ‎) (Arabic: "حي الشيخ جرّاح" ‎) </P> <P> The grandeur of the site led to the mistaken belief that the tombs had once been the burial place of the kings of Judah, hence the name Tombs of the Kings; but the tombs are now associated with Queen Helena of Adiabene . According to this theory, Queen Helena chose the site to bury her son Isates and others of her dynasty . </P>

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