Originally posted by girlperson1
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Supposedly nothing was found. Dayan as was know, was a notorious antiquities collector read thief who no doubt though he might find some treasures down in the cave because seeing as gave he up control of the Temple Mount after the 6 day war, visiting the ancestors was the last thing he cared about.
Allegedly nobody who has had a chance to enter has found the remains of anybody. Jacob was embalmed and preserved so at the very least we should have found the remains of his Egyptian style coffin even if in pieces due to grave robbers. But theres nothing there to substantiate the claim that this was the cave. Some say the Crusaders out of respect buried the remains when they entered the cave but their is no historical record to that effect.
As much as I want to believe this is the spot of our great ancestral patriarchs I dont think it is. The fact that people have worshiped here for even a couple thousand years only mean they have great faith that they are praying in the right place. The whole area is rife with ancient burial places.
So while your idea of getting DNA from the source is a great idea and would be the scientific holy grail of the century it was done. I dont thing we are at the right place.
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