This week the photos are a bit less cliche' as these photos show things that most tourists would not take the time to see.
This is a view of Herodian located in the Negev Desert. It is a palace built into the cone of this mountain built by Herod the Great around the time of Christ. In order to build this palace on the mountain. Herod had to build the mountain. In other words, he moved a mountain so he could have a palace higher and more prominent than the temple in Jerusalem. Was Jesus referencing this palace when he said a small amount of faith will allow you to do greater things than moving mountains?
This is just one of many old cemetaries that are left scattered througout town. In this particular one they have discovered several "Iron Age"' tombs.
This hill is what is now called Mt. Zion but is not the Mt. Zion from King David's time. It is located on the Western edge of the old city and is now the location of the "Church of Dormition" and Jerusalem University College (an American Bible Institute).
This is the valley of Ge Hinom. During the 1st Temple Period it was the place of human sacrifices made by the pagans. Steep cliffs on each side mark the location of these sacrifices. The name of the valley became known as the valley of Gehena (which became a metaphor for hell). In other words, this is an actual photo of hell.
One of the cliffs in Gehena.
Olive trees are abundant here. Everywhere you walk, you will find olives growing.
I stumbled upon this film crew from India filiming a documentary in the city. See, it is just like living in L.A.
This is the inside of the "Shops in Mission Viejo". Oh wait, it is actually the inside of Jerusalem's largest shopping mall that includes three levels of shops, cafe's, and it even has a KFC, a Kosher Pizza Hut, and a Burger King. Despite what most of the images portray, Jerusalem is a modern city with several shopping malls, high rise buildings, and flushing toilets.
Finally, this is the view from a cafe at the shopping mall located right outside the Jaffa Gate in the Old City.
This is a view of Herodian located in the Negev Desert. It is a palace built into the cone of this mountain built by Herod the Great around the time of Christ. In order to build this palace on the mountain. Herod had to build the mountain. In other words, he moved a mountain so he could have a palace higher and more prominent than the temple in Jerusalem. Was Jesus referencing this palace when he said a small amount of faith will allow you to do greater things than moving mountains?
This is just one of many old cemetaries that are left scattered througout town. In this particular one they have discovered several "Iron Age"' tombs. 
This hill is what is now called Mt. Zion but is not the Mt. Zion from King David's time. It is located on the Western edge of the old city and is now the location of the "Church of Dormition" and Jerusalem University College (an American Bible Institute). 
This is the valley of Ge Hinom. During the 1st Temple Period it was the place of human sacrifices made by the pagans. Steep cliffs on each side mark the location of these sacrifices. The name of the valley became known as the valley of Gehena (which became a metaphor for hell). In other words, this is an actual photo of hell. 
One of the cliffs in Gehena. 
Olive trees are abundant here. Everywhere you walk, you will find olives growing. 
I stumbled upon this film crew from India filiming a documentary in the city. See, it is just like living in L.A. 
This is the inside of the "Shops in Mission Viejo". Oh wait, it is actually the inside of Jerusalem's largest shopping mall that includes three levels of shops, cafe's, and it even has a KFC, a Kosher Pizza Hut, and a Burger King. Despite what most of the images portray, Jerusalem is a modern city with several shopping malls, high rise buildings, and flushing toilets.
Finally, this is the view from a cafe at the shopping mall located right outside the Jaffa Gate in the Old City.
3 comments:
Flushing toilets, cool, I want to see one of those!
Hell is actually quite appealing.
what you wrote under the mall photo reminded me of when we landed in South Africa and Kyle proclaimed, that where we were was clearly not Africa because there where no wild animals around.
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