Mount of Olives and Garden of Gethsemane

Starting out our adventures at the Mount of Olives
Mount of Olives - part of the route from Jerusalem to Bethany and the place where Jesus stood when he wept over Jerusalem

Bethany - is behind us; Mary and Martha lived there

Path is what Jesus walked to get into Jerusalem, including palm sunday on a donkey

Kidron Valley - below us, ran with blood from all the sacrifices

Zion - city below

Jesus last few days all took place within a mile and was here; He also walked this path many times

Here, Jesus ascended into heaven and gave great commission

Gold dome - was temple mount (holy of holies) but since taken over by Muslims

South is Bethlehem

North is Judea, Samaria, Gaililee

West is Tel Aviv

From here to Jericho is 6 miles and a 1200 foot drop

The Eastern Gate is below and is closed - Messiah was to enter via this gate but Jews have shut it down

Black dome is new holy of holies, gray dome is Holy Sepulchure

Tomb - bodies are put in tombs, and a year later they come take the bones out and put them in cement bone boxes; only rich get buried in tombs; Joseph of Arimithea had tomb where Jesus was buried

Jesus wept when he came into Jerusalem - on this path

Revelation 19 - faithful & true - Jesus describes it happening on Mt of Olives

Garden of Gethsemane at base of Mt of Olives where Jesus prayedLeia mais