▁is ▁sent ▁by ▁Pont ius ▁Pil ate ▁to ▁Her od ▁Ant ip as , ▁and ▁a ▁Christian ▁tradition ▁ident ifies ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁nearby ▁Greek ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁of ▁St ▁N icode mus ▁with ▁the ▁palace ▁of ▁Her od ▁Ant ip as . ▁The ▁current ▁church ▁is ▁built ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁a ▁ru ined ▁Cr us ader ▁church ▁and ▁is ▁called ▁in ▁Arab ic ▁De ir ▁al - ' Ad as , ▁" the ▁monaster y ▁of ▁the ▁l ent ils ", ▁based ▁on ▁another ▁tradition ▁claim ing ▁that ▁it ▁once ▁had ▁a ▁soup ▁kitchen ▁feed ing ▁l ent il ▁soup ▁to ▁the ▁poor . ▁Yet ▁another ▁tradition ▁claims ▁that ▁the ▁church ▁is ▁built ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁prison ▁in ▁which ▁Saint ▁Peter ▁was ▁held ▁by ▁Her od ▁Ag ri ppa , ▁the ▁nep hew ▁of ▁Her od ▁Ant ip as . ▁ ▁Bab ▁az - Z ah ra ▁is ▁the ▁Arab ▁Muslim ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁gate . ▁In ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁the ▁gate ▁is ▁an ▁Arab ▁neighborhood ▁called ▁Bab ▁az - Z ah ra . ▁Az - Z ah ra ▁is ▁a ▁cor ruption ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁As - S ah ira ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁hill ▁and ▁c emetery ▁across ▁the ▁road , ▁where ▁people ▁are ▁buried ▁who ▁have ▁performed ▁the ▁pil gr image ▁to ▁Me cca . ▁S ura ▁ 7 9 ; ▁ 6 - 1 4 ▁of ▁the ▁Kor an ▁speak s ▁of ▁the ▁Day ▁of ▁Res urre ction ▁using ▁the ▁phrase ▁" they ▁shall ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁earth