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Jerusalem

Jerusalem. Holy Sites. Western Wall / Wailing Wall. The “Temple Mount” was built on the site of Solomon’s Temple Built by Herod for the larger, second temple All that remains today is the Western Wall. The Temple Mount. Herod’s Temple. Mount of Olives.

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Jerusalem

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  1. Jerusalem Holy Sites

  2. Western Wall / Wailing Wall • The “Temple Mount” was built on the site of Solomon’s Temple • Built by Herod for the larger, second temple • All that remains today is the Western Wall

  3. The Temple Mount

  4. Herod’s Temple

  5. Mount of Olives • Significant location in Jerusalem’s history • Main Jewish burial ground in Jerusalem

  6. Mount of Olives

  7. Jerusalem, from the Mt. of Olives Church of Mary Magdalene & Jewish Cemetery in foreground

  8. Dome of the Rock • Built on the site of Abraham’s sacrifice • Muhammad arrived on his mystical journey from Mecca at this spot. • Also considered the site of Muhammad’s ascension to heaven

  9. Dome of the Rock

  10. Al-Aqsa Mosque • Built by the Caliph Omar to commemorate the site where Muhammad landed in Jerusalem • Al-Aqsa is the 3rd holiest site in Islam

  11. Al-Aqsa / Dome (on the Temple Mount)

  12. Church of the Holy Sepulcher • Located at Golgatha, it commemorates the site of the crucifixion and tomb of Christ • Built by the Emperor Constantine in 330 AD

  13. Church of the Holy Sepulcher

  14. Garden of Gethsemene • Site where Christ prayed on the night before the Crucifixion • Site where Christ was betrayed by Judas Iscariot • Located at the foot of the Mt. of Olives

  15. Built on the site of Jesus meeting with his disciples on Maundy Thursday, better known as the “Last Supper” Located on Mt. Zion, near the Church of the Dormition Thought (for centuries) by Jews to be the location of King David’s tomb Chapel of the Cenacle

  16. Via Dolorosa • Latin = “The Way of Grief” • Commonly known as “the way of the Cross” • The path Christ took through Jerusalem as he carried his cross from the Lion’s Gate to Golgatha

  17. Via Dolorosa / Stations of the Cross 1. Jesus is condemned to death 2. Jesus receives the cross 3. Jesus falls the first time 4. Jesus meets His Mother 5. Simon of Cyrene carries the cross 6. Veronica wipes Jesus' face with her veil 7. Jesus falls the second time 8. Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem 9. Jesus falls the Third time 10. Jesus is stripped of His garments 11. Crucifixion: Jesus is nailed to the cross 12. Jesus dies on the cross 13. Jesus' body is removed from the cross (Pieta) 14. Jesus is laid in the tomb

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