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Published: March 29th 2011March 19th 2011
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Outside one of the many shops
Yesterday, we went back the Jerusalem. We walked through the streets filled with people selling or buying goods.
After that, we went to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The church used to be dedicated to the Greek Goddess Aphrodite in 2nd Century B.C. The bible says this is where Jesus was crucified on the cross and buried.
We wanted to go into the tomb (where Jesus was believed to have risen from the dead), but the line was a couple of hours long.
We then went to the Israel museum. There were lots of amazing artifacts there including: the Dead Sea scrolls, Egyptian canopic jars, and Greek urns.
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The Old City
We saw several walls that were painted.
Old City
A fountain in the Christian Quarter
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Calvary
Dome of the rock
As seen from a street in the Armanian Quarter
for sale
One of the many things for sale in the old city
all kinds of shops
You can buy all sorts of things!
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J. Kinghorn
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What a place!
So awesome to be walking on such revered earth! I'm wondering about the sounds you encountered there, and the smells? What does the air feel like?
From Blog: 2nd Trip to Jerusalem