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The Passion begins when Jesus came
to Jerusalem for the pilgrimage feast of
Passover. The Temple was thronged with
pilgrims from all over Galilee and Judea, as well
as those from Alexandria, Rome, Cappadocia, and
Cyrene, modern-day Libya. First century AD
historian Josephus wrote that during one Passover
there were 255,600 sacrifices in the Temple.
That makes a very crowded city -- with full
employment for tour guides!
The selections below can be the
beginning of an enriching exploration of
Scriptural events in Jerusalem. Interested in leading a Holy Land Tour?
See Gila's
Tips from A to Z for Holy
Land Tour Leaders. |
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Mount of Olives |
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"Pray for the peace of Jerusalem" |
Psalm
122: 6 |
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He was lifted up and a cloud took him |
Acts
1: 3-12 |
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On that day his feet shall stand on the Mount of
Olives |
Zechariah 14: 1-9 |
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Eastern Gate |
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"The Lord said to me, This gate shall remain
shut..." |
Ezekiel
44: 1-4 |
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Photo: Gila
Yudkin |
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Jerusalem as seen from "Palm
Sunday Road" |
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Tour the Temple
Mount in the
company of Abraham and Isaac, David and Solomon,
Jesus and the disciples, the angel Gabriel and
Mohammed. Meet many other luminaries,
both real and legendary.
Gila's Temple Mount tour
is now available as a written
24-page PDF with a
Temple Mount plan,
guidelines for passing the security check
and ten recommended reads on the
Temple Mount from Gila's bookshelves.
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Palm Sunday Road |
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See your king comes to you, humble, riding on a
donkey |
Matt 21: 1-11; Zech 9: 9 |
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"This is the day that the Lord has made; let us be
glad.." |
Psalm 118: 24 |
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Dominus Flevit | The Teardrop
Church |
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"What will be the sign of your coming?" |
Matt
24 |
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As he approached Jerusalem, he wept over it... |
Luke
19: 41-44 |
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Garden of Gethsemane |
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"My soul is very sorrowful, even to death" |
Matt
26: 36-46 |
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Caiaphas House | St Peter en
Gallicantu |
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And they led Jesus to the High Priest |
Mark 14: 53-65 |
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"I do not know this man of whom you speak" |
Mark
14: 66-72 |
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Thou hast put me in the depths of the Pit |
Psalm
88 |
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Pool of Bethesda |
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Healing of
the man who was lame for 38 years |
John
5: 1-9 |
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Pool of Siloam |
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Healing of the man blind from birth |
John
9: 1-7 |
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Hezekiah's
Tunnel |
II
Kings: 19 & 20 |
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Photo: Gila
Yudkin |
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Devotions on the authentic steps
leading down to the Pool of Siloam |
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Ecce Homo
Church | Pilate's Judgment Hall |
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"Hail, King of the Jews!" |
John 19: 1-16 |
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Pilate said to them,
"Behold the Man!" |
John 19: 5 |
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Upper Room |
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The Last
Supper |
Mark
14: 12-26 |
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All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit |
Acts 2: 1-12 |
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Southern Wall
Excavations |
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Songs of
Ascent |
Psalms 120
through 134 |
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Pinnacle of
the Temple |
Matt.
4: 5 |
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Baptism of
3,000 on the Day of Pentecost |
Acts 2: 14-41 |
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Temple Mount |
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Binding of
Isaac on Mount Moriah |
Gen
22 |
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Mary and Joseph took him to Jerusalem |
Luke
2: 22-38 |
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He overturned the tables of
the moneychangers |
Mark
11: 15-19 |
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He saw a poor widow putting in two mites |
Luke
21: 1-4 |
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Interested in buying a genuine
widow's mite? Look in
Gila's Gift Shop |
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Garden Tomb | Church of the Holy
Sepulcher |
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He went out to the place of the Skull |
John 19: 19-30 |
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At the place Jesus was crucified there was a
garden |
John 19: 31-42 |
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"I have seen the Lord!" |
Jesus rose up from the grave |
John 20: 1-18 |
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When Gila visited the
Church of the Holy Sepulcher
in July 2020 there were no more than five
worshippers offering silent prayers.
Orient yourself to this phenomenal church
with Gila's photos.
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Photo: Gila
Yudkin |
In the foreground under the oil
lamps is the Stone of Anointing marking where
Jesus' body was anointed with myrrh and aloes.
The tomb of Jesus (Station #14 on the Via Dolorosa)
is to the right of the back column. |
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