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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