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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The oldest preserved gate in the Old City wall, this arch below Damascus Gate survives intact from the time of the Roman emperor Hadrian in AD 135. Originally Hadrian's gate […]
The only gate on the city's western side, Jaffa Gate is the most popular one today for Jewish residents and tourists. The Arabs call this the "Gate of the Friend," […]
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 […]
A lonely Orthodox Jew oversees the conduct at the Western Wall, making sure that worshipers observe all the rules. For example, men and women must pray at separate sections of […]
