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A
park,
called
"Sanhedrin
Garden".
This
was
the
location
of
the
cemetery
of
ancient
Yavne,
which
was
in
use
since
the
Bronze
age.
A
sarcophagus
(burial
coffin)
is
located
on
the
adjacent
road
.
An
impressive
mausoleum
(large
tomb
structure)
stands
on
the
west
side
of
Tel
Yavne.
It
is
dated
to
the
Mamluke
period
(end
of
the
13th
Century).
According
to
the Jewish Sephardic
tradition,
this
is
the
tomb
of
Rabban
Gamaliel
II.
This
Jewish
leader
was
the
first
head
of
the
Great
Sanhedrin
in
the
years
80-90
AD.
The
Great
Sanhedrin
was
the
supreme
judicial
body
during
and
after
the
Second
Temple
period.
Today,
the
tomb
serves
as
a
Jewish
Holy
place
of
worship.
According
to
the Muslim tradition,
this
structure
was
actually
the tomb
of
Abu
Hureireh (Hurayrah)-
a
famous
companion
of
the
Islamic
prophet
Muhammad
(born
in
603
A.D.).
While
he
is
known
to
be
buried
in
the
cemetery
of
Medina
(681
A.D.),
the
tradition
holds
that
this
is
Abu
Hureirah's
tomb.
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