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Jerusalem

Arab Market in Old Jersusalem

View of a street in Old Jerusalem

View of Old Jerusalem from Afar

Ruins in Old Jersusalem

Hulda Steps from the Second Temple period.

View of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem

The Mount of Olives is where Jesus is suppposed to have ascended into heaven

View of the Tower of David and the Dome of the Rock and the Western Wall in Old Jerusalem

The Dome of the Rock was built in 691 AD by Abd El Malik ibn Mirwan, the Omayad Khalif. It was built on the site of the First and Second Temples. In the Dome of Rock is Mount Morah where Abraham took his son Isaac to sacrifice him, and Muhammad is supposed to have ascended into heaven.

The Tower of David is actually part of Herod's Citadel. The tower was used as Minaret Tower and Moslem prayer house.

The Western Wall, also known as the Wailing Wall was built during the period of the Second Temple. The wall is a holy site fore the Jewish people. It is a place where people come to pray.

Dome of the Rock

Built in 691 AD by Abd El Malik ibn Mirwan, the Omayad Khalif on top of Mount Mariah this is one of the most important mosques in the Moslem world because Muhammad is supposed to have ascended into heaven on a winged steed. from this spot. It is also a Jewish and Christian holy place because this is where Abraham is supposed to have brought Isaac to sacrafice him. This is where the Ark of the Covenant in the First Temple stood. The dome on the mosque is made of gold. The blue Persian tiles are inscribed with passages from the Koran.

Dome of the Rock

Street in Arab Market

Damascus Gate at night

This gate built in the northern wall of Old Jerusalem was built by Suleiman the Magnificient.

Hasidic Jewish Gentleman in Old Jerusalmem

View of Old Jerusalem

The Dome of the Rock is the prominent feature of the Temple Mount in Old Jerusalem

The Temple Mount

This is the area between the El Aska Mosque (second most holy Moslem site) and the Dome of the Rock. The Dome of the Rock can be seen behind the trees in the background.

Bethlehem

Near Jerusalem is Bethlehem in Palestine. This Church is a Greek Orthodox Church called Gasilica of the Nativity is built on top of the place where Jesus of Nazareth is supposed to have been born.

Bethlehem

This is the entrance to the church that marks the spot where Jesus was supposed to have been born.

Mount of Olives

The place where Jesus issupposed to have ascended into to heaven is now a graveyard.

Church of All Nations in Gethsemene

The Rock of Agony where Jesus prayed the night before he was arrested is in this church. The church is also called the Basilica of the Agony. This is where Jesus and is Disciples went the night of his betrayal by Judas. This church was built in the 1920s by 12 nations. It is built on the ruins of Byzantine and Crusader churches.

	Arab Market in Old Jersusalem
View of a street in Old Jerusalem
	View of Old Jerusalem from Afar
Ruins in Old Jersusalem Hulda Steps from the Second Temple period.
	View of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem The Mount of Olives is where Jesus is suppposed to have ascended into heaven
View of the Tower of David and the Dome of the Rock and the Western Wall in Old Jerusalem The Dome of the Rock was built in 691 AD by Abd El Malik ibn Mirwan, the Omayad Khalif. It was built on the site of the First and Second Temples. In the Dome of Rock is Mount Morah where Abraham took his son Isaac to sacrifice him, and Muhammad is supposed to have ascended into heaven. The Tower of David is actually part of Herod's Citadel. The tower was used as Minaret Tower and Moslem prayer house. The Western Wall, also known as the Wailing Wall was built during the period of the Second Temple. The wall is a holy site fore the Jewish people. It is a place where people come to pray.
	Dome of the Rock Built in 691 AD by Abd El Malik ibn Mirwan, the Omayad Khalif on top of Mount Mariah this is one of the most important mosques in the Moslem world because Muhammad is supposed to have ascended into heaven on a winged steed. from this spot. It is also a Jewish and Christian holy place because this is where Abraham is supposed to have brought Isaac to sacrafice him. This is where the Ark of the Covenant in the First Temple stood. The dome on the mosque is made of gold. The blue Persian tiles are inscribed with passages from the Koran.
Dome of the Rock
	Street in Arab Market
Damascus Gate at night This gate built in the northern wall of Old Jerusalem was built by Suleiman the Magnificient.
	Hasidic Jewish Gentleman in Old Jerusalmem
View of Old Jerusalem The Dome of the Rock is the prominent feature of the Temple Mount in Old Jerusalem
	The Temple Mount This is the area between the El Aska Mosque (second most holy Moslem site) and the Dome of the Rock. The Dome of the Rock can be seen behind the trees in the background.
Bethlehem Near Jerusalem is Bethlehem in Palestine. This Church is a Greek Orthodox Church called Gasilica of the Nativity is built on top of the place where Jesus of Nazareth is supposed to have been born.
	Bethlehem This is the entrance to the church that marks the spot where Jesus was supposed to have been born.
Mount of Olives The place where Jesus issupposed to have ascended into to heaven is now a graveyard.
	Church of All Nations in Gethsemene The Rock of Agony where Jesus prayed the night before he was arrested is in this church. The church is also called the Basilica of the Agony. This is where Jesus and is Disciples went the night of his betrayal by Judas. This church was built in the 1920s by 12 nations. It is built on the ruins of Byzantine and Crusader churches.