Category Archives: Bible Stories

Bethlehem and the Monument to the Olive Tree

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Jeff Block

We had lunch at a new kibutz after our trip to the wailing wall: the Mamat Rachel Kibutz. Good food, as always. Lots of humus, as always. Having not eaten until like 2:30PM the day before, Jace and I both … Continue reading →

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The Via Dolorosa

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Jeff Block

The Via Dolorosa is “the way of suffering”. This is the path that Jesus walked from Antonia’s fortress, where He was convicted and severely beaten, to Golgotha, where He was crucified. This path, as far as we know, took him … Continue reading →

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Antonia’s Fortress

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Jeff Block

Antonia’s fortress was built by Herod the Great in 34 BC, as part of his fairly significant expansion of the temple and the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Situated on the northwest corner of the expanded temple mount esplanade, the fortress … Continue reading →

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The Pool of Bethesda

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Jeff Block

Jesus went up to Jerusalem for a feast of the Jews. Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. Here a great number … Continue reading →

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The Temple Mount

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Jeff Block

As I’ve already mentioned in another entry, Solomon built the first temple on the site where Abraham was prepared to sacrifice his son Isaac in Genesis 24 and where David built an altar to God in repentance for his sinful … Continue reading →

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Model of Jerusalem in Jesus’ Day

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Jeff Block

To wrap up day 5 of our tour, we stopped at a museum and saw an amazing 1:50 scale model of the city of Jerusalem during the first temple period. This is how the city would have looked during Jesus’ … Continue reading →

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