Garden Tomb Jerusalem

Our day began with a view from the Mount of Olives. What an incredible site. To know what happened there and what is yet to happen is amazing. It was a wonderful way to start the day.

The rest of the sites we visited were so packed with tourists (mainly Russian) that it was nearly impossible to see the sites. It was a bit discouraging at …

Jerusalem is to most the most sacred city in the world and has so much to see. It has the history of the bible everywhere. The entire city is within city walls and this is one of the most famous city walls in the world. I think I have been to 4 of the top 10 city walls in the world. Some of the others are Pingyao in China, Xian in China and …

... of these places are really Protestant.  Certainly none are run by Protestant churches.  There is, in Jerusalem, one notable exception.  This is the Garden Tomb.  The Garden Tomb is held by many Protestants to be the true site of the ...

... After Bethlehem, Miss Louisiana and Paul were heading off to a hand full of sites which I had previous not known of. The garden tomb, a site thought to be the place where Jesus was crucified and entombed, St marks church, were the last supper was had ...

... a tour group formed an impromptu choir, singing hymns while the birds added their own notes from perches overhead. The Garden Tomb Association of England and others who support this site base their views on how closely it matches the description of ...

... go to the Holocaust Remembrance Museum and finally to the Israeli Museum. Our bus came at 8:45a and we were off to the Garden Tomb. While Bob, our archeologist teacher had told us this tomb was not dated correctly to be the tomb of Jesus - the site ...

... Gethsemane, the Garden Tomb, the Upper Room, Mount Zion, and the Mount of Olives. The highlight will probably be communion at the Garden Tomb. You never know what will move and surprise you in the Holy Land, so tune in tomorrow for our report to see ...

... bathroom, but we did walk over and peek through the barrier to the guys side. It was interesting. Next we went to the Garden Tomb. It is an alternate sight for the crucifixion and burial, and in my opinion is a more likely spot. If nothing else, ...

... Jerusalem. That cost us each 50 shekels or about 10JD and about 20 minutes to get into the city. Our group was dropped off by the Garden Tomb and we had to walk to the gate and about 10 minutes to the Ecce Homme Convent on the Via Delarosa. It is now ...

... last semester randomly showed up because he has been here for a month or so & heard we were coming. They took us to the garden tomb & the man who worked there gave us the guided tour. The place was bought by the English in 1894 so its all Christians who ...

... to the Dead Sea, but it cost $100 and I figured I could leave that as something to do another time.  I went to the Garden Tomb, which is run by I think Anglicans, and they claim it may be the true site of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus.  ...

... - Samson beat the Phillistines, and the Ark of the Covenant returned to the Israelites.  The last stop of the day was at the garden tomb, one of the traditional sites for the burial of Jesus.  The tomb is in a beautiful garden and while we were ...