Today we ascended to the temple mount, the place where the Jewish temple was destroyed by the Romans in 70AD. We visited St. Anne's church with it's wonderful singing acoustics. We saw the pool of Bethesda, we walked the way of the cross and we visited the garden tomb.
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Seven of us took the train into town for some local food last night.
It was very tasty and very delightful.
Somewhere along the way I lost my hat!!!
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St. Anne's church was built in the 1100's as a
Christian church. When the Muslims drove the
Christians out of Jerusalem, the church became
a Muslim School. In the 1800's it was returned
to it's status as a Christian Church.
The acoustics are amazing!
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Elana Wagner and her mom Juanita Brandstetter
in front of the Dome of the Rock
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There were lots of police on the temple mount.
Behind me is the Al-Aqsa mosque.
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| Christine Wissmand and Storm Suydam at the Al-Aqsa fountain |
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The pillars of the Dome of the rock. I find it so interesting that
the columns don't match. This is a common find in very old
buildings. They don't match because the columns were
cannibalized from other temples and shrines. |
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The dome of the rock was built in 691. Inside is the rock that
Abraham was going to sacrifice Isaac on,
except that Muslims believed the
boy was Ishmael, not Isaac.
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The garden tomb. We had a nice communion service
following the visit to the tomb. It was a great day all around.
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It's a beautiful day in God's world be sure to see the good.
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I am leading some trips this year and next. If you are interested in reading about them, or joining in, the links are below.....
Paris-Normandy River Cruise
October 23-31, 2019
http://www.eo.travelwithus.com/tours/rc19102319x17768#.W3avNFJK3cs
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