July 5, 2019
Mabuhay!
Mabuhay!
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| Our destination for today in Jerusalem is about an hour bus ride from our hostel in Tel Aviv. |
The Entrance Gate
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The Entrance Patio
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The Bell Tower
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| Behind me is a 12th-century bell tower built by the Crusaders. |
The Chapel of Adam
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| The Chapel of Adam is one of the 30-plus chapels within the 4th-century Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem's Old City. The chapel marks the site where Adam, the first man is believed to be buried. |
The Prison of Christ
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Chapel of the Finding of the Cross.
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| According to local tradition, a piece of Jesus' Cross was discovered in this spot. This is a vault in the eastern wing of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. This place is also called the Chapel of the Finding of the Cross. |
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| These crosses etched in the masonry wall were marked by the pilgrims in the Byzantine period. This shows that they visited this holy place. |
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The Dome of the Anastis
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Entering the Aedicule
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| We are in a queue to enter the deathbed of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. |
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| Inside the tomb |
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| Pilgrims line up to enter the aedicule where the venerated tomb of Jesus is enclosed. Taking pictures is not allowed inside. |
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| The Altar of the Crucifixion where the rock of Calvary underneath is encased in a glass. |
Edicule
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| With too many structures built on top of one another, it is so confusing that you are walking in a burial cave or Golgotha, the hill where Jesus was crucified. Here is a cross-section showing these places in relation to the modern structure built to house these venerated places. |
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