Mt. Zion, Jerusalem, Masada and Dead Sea

December 16-18, 2022
002 - IMG_0447 Mount Zion - was the highest point in ancient Jerusalem. It was part of the walled upper city in ancient times, but today is just outside of the Old City walls....
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001 - P1190613 Significance of Mount Zion: The Last Supper of Jesus and his disciples in the Cenacle (dining room), also known as the Upper Room in a medieval-styled building...
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003 - IMG_0449 Entry to the Upper Room, the sign reads
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004 - IMG_6139 In front of one of the walls inside the Upper Room... The Cenacle is not only believed to be the site of the Last Supper, but also where Jesus washed the...
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005 - IMG_0465 A bronze olive tree sits on one side of the room. It has three trunks symbolizing peace between Christians, Muslims, and Jews, as well as a vine and shaft of...
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006 - IMG_7337 David was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and...
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007 - IMG_7339 David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia...
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008 - IMG_0474 After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise...
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009 - IMG_6140 The building that houses the Upper Room and King David's Tomb has experienced numerous cycles of destruction and reconstruction, culminating in the Gothic...
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010 - IMG_6142 The Israel Museum, Jerusalem was founded in 1965 and is ranked among the world’s leading art and archaeology museums.
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011 - IMG_6145 Model of Jerusalem in the Second Temple Period, which reconstructs the topography and architectural character of the city as it was prior to its destruction by...
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016 - IMG_7356 The model, which includes a replica of Herod's Temple, is now a permanent feature of the museum's 20-acre (81,000 m2) campus.
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013 - IMG_0507 Adjacent to the Model of Jerusalem is the Shrine of the Book (not shown) which houses the Dead Sea Scrolls.
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012 - P1190673 It was a nice sunny day, totally impressed with the model of Jerusalem with its amount of details...
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015 - IMG_7348 The Shrine of the Book houses the Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest biblical manuscripts in the world, as well as rare early medieval biblical manuscripts. The...
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017 - IMG_6149 The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
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031 - IMG_7369 Yad Vashem (literally,
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025 - IMG_7368 The memorial consists of a 18.0 ha (44.5-acre) complex containing two types of facilities: some dedicated to the scientific study of the Holocaust and genocide...
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024 - IMG_0570 The complex consists of a research institute with archives, a library, a publishing house, and an educational center, the International School for Holocaust...
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030 - P1190733 Yad Vashem is the second most visited Israeli tourist site, after the Western Wall, with approximately one million visitors each year.
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