Jerusalem Old City Tour

 

Please refer to the Google Map above to view all the sites on this tour.

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Location

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1. Jerusalem is in central Israel, about 33 miles (53 km) east of Tel Aviv and the Mediterranean Sea.

 

2. It’s situated at an altitude of 2,600 ft. (800 m.) above sea level and is one of the highest cities in Israel.

 

3. It’s located on a well-protected mountain, making it hard for enemy forces to capture it.

 

4. Jerusalem rests primarily upon bedrock, so everything was well preserved.

 

5. Jerusalem is the Old Testament Mount Moriah.

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Historical Background

 

1. Jerusalem means “City of Peace.”

 

2. It’s mentioned over 500 times in the Bible.

 

3. It’s first mentioned as the city in which King Melchizedek, King of Salem (Jerusalem) lived (Gen. 14:17). Melchizedek was a figure of Christ as he had neither beginning of days nor end of life.
Hebrews 7:1: For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham as he was returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, 2 to whom also Abraham apportioned a tenth part of all the spoils, was first of all, by the translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then also king of Salem, which is king of peace.

 

4. Jerusalem is the special dwelling place of God on this earth.
Psalms 76:2: His tent is in Salem, his dwelling place in Zion.
Psalm 135:21: Praise be to the LORD from Zion, to him who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the LORD.

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Old City Jerusalem Tour Sites of Interest

Please refer to the Google Map above to view all the sites on this tour.

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1. Outside Jaffa Gate - Start of Walking Tour
2. Jaffa Gate
3. Tower of David
4. David Street Leading to Temple Mount & Western Wall
5. Rooftop Walk Entrance
6. Cardo Maximus
7. Cardo Ruins 1
8. Cardo Ruins 2
9. Cardo Ruins 3

10. Hurva Synagogue Plaza

11. Menorah

12. Hezekiah's Broad Wall

13. Cardo Minor Ruins

14. Southern Stairs Archaeological Site

15. Western Wall Excavations

16. Temple Mount Entrance

17. Western Wall

18. Western Wall Synagogue

19. Little Western Wall

20. Lions' Gate

21. Arab Temple Mount Access

22. Pools of Bethesda - Church of St. Anne

23. Station 1 Via Dolorosa

24. Station 1 Via Dolorosa (second # 1)

25. Station 2 Via Dolorosa

26. Convent of the Sisters of Zion - Underneath Antonia Fortress

27. Ecce Homo Arch

28. Stones from Street During Christ's Time

29. Station 3 Via Dolorosa

30. Station 4 Via Dolorosa

31. Station 5 Via Dolorosa

32. Station 6 Via Dolorosa

33. Old City Wall During Christ's Time

34. Station 7 Via Dolorosa

35. Station 8 Via Dolorosa

36. Station 9 Via Dolorosa

37. Stations 10-14 Via Dolorosa - Church of the Holy Sepulchre

38. Hadrian Plaza

39. Church of John the Baptist

40. Back to David Street

41. Jaffa Gate Plaza - End of Tour

 

Faith Lesson from Jerusalem

 

1. Jerusalem has played a key role as the center of God’s dwelling place and ministry on this earth.

 

2. It will be the place Christ returns to in power and great glory at the end of the Great Tribulation Period. Believers will return with Him at this event. Will you be coming with him in glory or be judged by Him when He comes?

 

3. Christ will reign over all the earth in Jerusalem during the Millennial Reign. Will you be among those who reign with Him?

 

4. God will create a New Jerusalem, His new eternal dwelling place on the new earth. Those who follow Christ will have the privilege of living in or visiting this new city forever. Are you saved, and will you be in heaven, where the New Jerusalem will be?