The hillsides on the Jerusalem side & on the Mount of Olives are covered with tombs almost as far as the eye can see, many dating back to the time of the Second Temple (the time of Jesus). The story is that when Judgment Day arrives the folks buried in this area are to be the first ones resurrected, so all of these people are trying to be first in line. While there is a vast number of Jewish tombs here, there are also Christian & Moslem cemeteries in this area.