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Why is the Western Wall so important?

2017-06-21 aprilmomoffour faith, Israel, travel, vacation

Alan and I were so excited to pray at the famous “Wailing Wall.” Truthfully, I was not sure exactly about the history of this wall. I went into our Jerusalem tour thinking the wall was the only remaining wall from the ancient Jewish temple. That’s almost true. That entire temple was completely destroyed. The Western Wall is what remains from the retaining wall that was built around the temple. It is considered holy because it was the outer part of the […]

Jerusalem Tour: Via Dolorosa in Pictures

2017-06-20 aprilmomoffour Bible, faith, Israel, Jesus, travel, vacation

After we left Golgotha, where Jesus was crucified, located now within the Church of Holy Sepulchre, we headed down the Via Dolorosa. All day I had the song Via Dolorosa, in my head. Okay, sometimes I couldn’t help but sing a little of it out loud. I’m one of those people. I usually have a song in my head that occasionally accidentally comes out for others to hear. The Via Dolorosa means “the way of suffering.” Jesus did not get to […]

Jerusalem in Pictures: Golgotha & The Church of the Holy Sepulchre

2017-06-16 aprilmomoffour Bible, Bible Archaeology, faith, Israel, travel, vacation

Welcome back to the Jerusalem tour. I cannot wait to take you to Calvary in pictures, also known as Golgotha! Where did we leave off? Ah yes, walking through Old Jerusalem. In Part 1, we saw the Mount of Olives and entered Old Jerusalem. The first thing we saw there was the Upper Room and David’s Tomb. Let’s stroll on over to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre now. This church now sits on top of the site where Jesus […]

47 Beautiful Photos of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives to the Upper Room of the Last Supper

2017-06-12 aprilmomoffour Bible Archaeology, faith, Israel, photography, pictures, travel, vacation

47 Beautiful Photos of Jerusalem from Mt. of Olives to Upper Room

Jerusalem Tour Part 1: The Mount of Olives and Old Jerusalem Day one of our Jerusalem tour took us from the Mount of Olives down into Old Jerusalem. We walked through the Jewish Quarter, saw ancient ruins from Roman roads, and wove around to the Upper Room where Jesus had the Last Supper. I’m going to show you all of it. Psalm 122:3-5 3 Jerusalem—built as a city that is bound firmly together,4 to which the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord,as […]