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As you drive into the ancient city of Jerusalem, you
will see the old city wall and one cannot help but notice all the graves on the hillside of the Kidron Valley.
| OK... we did see a camel... |
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| this camel was on the Mt. of Olives overlooking the Kidron Valley. |
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| Inside the church at the Garden of Gethsemane |
| Lowered down thru this hole into the darkness.. |
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| Prison where Jesus was placed before his crucifixion. |
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| Temple Mount - Dome of the Rock - Islamic Mosque |
| Cornerstone... |
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| Look at the size of the middle cornerstone...hugh! |
| First century road at the Western Wall... |
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| Stone road crused when the Temple was destroyed by Romans in 70AD |
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| Ronnie standing on the first century road running next to the Western wall of the Temple Mount. |
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| Sign leading to the Garden Tomb. |
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| Israel Museum is a scale model of the entire city...scale is 1:50...awesome! |
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| Where else in the world would you find a Kosher Mickey D's? |
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| Wall around the old ancient city of Jerusalem... |
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| 3,000 year old Olive Trees in the Garden... |
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| Ronnie & Kathy prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane |
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| Actual steps Jesus took on the way to the cross... |
| This is scary... |
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| The natural rock on the wall of the Dome of the Rock Mosque |
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| In the Western wall tunnels... |
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| Inside the tunnels that run along the Western wall into Mt. Moriah on the first century road. |
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| Galgotha (skull hill) believed to be where the crucifixion took place. |
The Israel Museum has a 1:50 scale model
of Jerusalem as it was during the 2nd Temple period - 70AD The photo on the right shows the detail up close...pretty impressive!
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| The Upper Room - place of the Last Supper |
This is not
just old stone. Israel has always had some kind of unrest. Look close at the photo on the right and you will see
bullet holes.
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| Ancient Jewish tombs on the side of the Kidron Valley... |
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| Ronnie & Kathy in front of 3,000 yr. old Olive tree |
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| Thousands of graves cover the Kidron Valley hillside in Jerusalem |
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| Ancient archaeologic ruins... |
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| Ronnie & Kathy at the Western Wailing Wall where the Jews pray. |
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| Western wall of the Temple Mount...where arch was attached back in the first century. |
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| Excavation site in Jerusalem |
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| Outside the Garden Tomb...opening is very low. |
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| Inside diagram of the Garden Tomb... |
Inside the Garden Tomb there was a mourning area
(left in diagram)...there were 3 crypts in the tomb. Jesus was placed in the one on the back of the Tomb - top right
corner in the diagram.
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| Detailed bricks in model of Jeruslem. |
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| Bullet holes in the stone... |
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