Israel in Watercolors
The Garden Tomb is a possible site for the tomb of Jesus, located just north of the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem (Matthew 27:57ff).
All the paintings featured in the 2009 calendar were painted by art professor Cathy Cotter-Smith of www.cathycotter-smith.com.
| Elijah Statue | Independence Hall | ||
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| Independence Hall |
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 Elijah statue is situated on Mount Carmel at the place where Elijah confronted the prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18).
All the paintings featured in the 2009 calendar were […]
At only 120 years old, this is the newest of the entrances into the Old City. The gate was cut into the northwestern side of the city in 1887 in […]
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.
It became […]
