Gates of the Old City
The Eastern Gate (Golden Gate) is the only gate that provides direct access to the Temple Mount, and it is the only gate that has been sealed for hundreds of years by Muslims desiring to prevent the Jewish Messiah from entering the city.
Photo by Todd Bolen of BiblePlaces.com.
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The Western Wall Plaza is usually jam-packed with people on special feast days like Passover or Hanukkah. The military also uses the plaza for special ceremonies that attract many on-lookers.
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Built in approximately AD 1200, the Tanner's Gate is older than the present city walls. The Turkish architects who constructed the present Old City fortifications walled up the gate in […]
The Orthodox Jews often take their children to the Western Wall to teach them about their spiritual heritage, in conformity with the admonition in Deuteronomy 6:6-7 which states: "You shall […]
It is traditional to write prayer requests on pieces of paper and then fold the pieces and stuff them into cracks in the Western Wall. Some organizations provide Internet services […]
