Cave of the Seven Sleepers

The Cave of the Seven Sleepers is an archaeological and religious site in ar-Rajib, a village to the east of Amman, Jordan. It is claimed that this cave housed the Seven Sleepers, also known from Christian sources as the "Sleepers of Ephesus" and from the Qur’an as the "Companions of the Cave" —a group of young men who, according to Byzantine Christian and Islamic sources, fled the religious persecution of Roman emperor Decius. Legend has it that these men hid in a cave around AD 250, emerging miraculously centuries later - according to the Quran, 309 lunar years later. Rediscovered in 1951, it is one of several caves associated with the Seven Sleepers.

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  Cave of the Seven Sleepers ⓘ
  cave in Jordan

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  كهف (معمودية) السيد المسيح ⓘ
  

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Mohammed Shaek, a tour guide, leads Afghans attending the Voices of Religious Tolerance conference outside the Cave of the Seven Sleepers in Amman, Jordan, April 21, 2011 110421-M-GW940-072

Mohammed Shaek, a tour guide, leads Afghans attending the Voices of Religious Tolerance conference through the Cave of the Seven Sleepers in Amman, Jordan, April 21, 2011 110421-M-GW940-074

Mohammed Shaek, left, guides a tour for Afghan men visiting the Cave of the Seven Sleepers in Amman, Jordan, April 21, 2011 110421-M-GW940-077

The Cave of the Seven Sleepers in Amman, Jordan, April 21, 2011 110421-M-GW940-069

Mohammed Shaek, center, guides a tour for Afghan men visiting the Cave of the Seven Sleepers in Amman, Jordan, April 21, 2011 110421-M-GW940-076

This plate is found near the entrance to the Cave of the seven sleepers- Amman, Jordan.

Mohammed Shaek, a tour guide, leads Afghans attending the Voices of Religious Tolerance conference through the Cave of the Seven Sleepers in Amman, Jordan, April 21, 2011 110421-M-GW940-075

The entrace of Cave of the seven sleepers in Amman (Jordan).

Seven Sleeper Cave inside

Afghan men visit the Cave of the Seven Sleepers in Amman, Jordan, April 21, 2011 110421-M-GW940-070

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	cave		Cave of the Seven Sleepers	religious site, grave, cave	Wikidata
site	cave		كهف (معمودية) السيد المسيح	grotto	Wikidata
commons	image		Mohammed Shaek, a tour guide, leads Afghans attending the Voices of Religious Tolerance conference outside the Cave of the Seven Sleepers in Amman, Jordan, April 21, 2011 110421-M-GW940-072		Commons
commons	image		Mohammed Shaek, a tour guide, leads Afghans attending the Voices of Religious Tolerance conference through the Cave of the Seven Sleepers in Amman, Jordan, April 21, 2011 110421-M-GW940-074		Commons
commons	image		Mohammed Shaek, left, guides a tour for Afghan men visiting the Cave of the Seven Sleepers in Amman, Jordan, April 21, 2011 110421-M-GW940-077		Commons
commons	image		The Cave of the Seven Sleepers in Amman, Jordan, April 21, 2011 110421-M-GW940-069		Commons
commons	image		Mohammed Shaek, center, guides a tour for Afghan men visiting the Cave of the Seven Sleepers in Amman, Jordan, April 21, 2011 110421-M-GW940-076		Commons
commons	image		This plate is found near the entrance to the Cave of the seven sleepers- Amman, Jordan.		Commons
commons	image		Mohammed Shaek, a tour guide, leads Afghans attending the Voices of Religious Tolerance conference through the Cave of the Seven Sleepers in Amman, Jordan, April 21, 2011 110421-M-GW940-075		Commons
commons	image		The entrace of Cave of the seven sleepers in Amman (Jordan).		Commons
commons	image		Seven Sleeper Cave inside		Commons
commons	image		Afghan men visit the Cave of the Seven Sleepers in Amman, Jordan, April 21, 2011 110421-M-GW940-070		Commons