Gates of the Old City
The Eastern Gate looks towards the Mount of Olives and the Kidron Valley, shown here after a snowstorm. Jesus entered the Temple courts from the east after the crowd acclaimed him king of Israel (Matt. 21:1-17).
Photo by Todd Bolen of BiblePlaces.com.
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The Garden Tomb is a possible site for the tomb of Jesus, located just north of the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem (Matthew 27:57ff).
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In 1898 the Crusader-era moat immediately south (left) of Jaffa Gate was filled in and the Old City wall removed. In the gap a road was constructed in order to […]
The wall has been a site for Jewish prayer and pilgrimage for centuries. The earliest source mentioning Jewish attachment to the site dates back to the 4th Century.
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The Bible prophesied the Eastern Gate would be closed and would not be reopened until the Messiah returns (Ezekiel 44:1-3).
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