Israel Day 6 - Mt. of Olives, Gethsemane, Upper Room, Holocaust Museum

I am definitely not a city person. Even though Jerusalem is perhaps the most important city on Earth, I would have much rather have been in the countryside. These last few days were very dense with information and here more than ever each place was significant in many ways. Many of the sites were indoors or very constricting so I don't have as many good pics of my time in Jerusalem. I'll try my best to remember the highlights.

Mount of Olives

First stop of the day was the Mount of Olives. It is a hillside just to the east of the old city.

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Garden of Gethsemane

From the Mount of Olives we walked down to the Garden of Gethsemane. This is very likely the site of the actual garden where Jesus prayed just before being betrayed. There are some very old olive trees there though at least one source states they couldn't have been there during Jesus' day (did you know olive trees don't have rings?). The Church of All Nations is there which houses the traditional site of Jesus' prayer that night.

Very old olive tree in Garden of Gethsemane

Upper Room, Tomb of David

We then visited the site of the Tomb and City of David. This is one of the oldest sections of Jerusalem, built when it was much smaller. It is also the site of the upper room and the Holy Spirit outpouring on the Day of Pentecost.

Holocaust Museum

At the end of our first day in Jerusalem we visited the Holocaust Museum. I have not been to the one in D.C. so I can't compare. It is not laid out like your typical museum. You are led through zig-zagging halls that move through events in the 19th and 20th century leading up to the Holocaust and the founding of the State of Israel.

Israel Day 6 Gallery

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Mount of Olives
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