Today we started out at the Temple of Herod where we went to the 'Wailing Wall'. This is where the Jews go to pray. They write their prayers down and stuff them in the crackes of the wall. After you go to touch the wall, you walk backwards away from it as not to turn your back on God. I liked that symbolism.
We walked through the tunnel that went along the western wall. We got to see and touch some of the original foundation of the temple.
A lot of women stop in here to pray, they believe it is in front of the tunnel that leads to the place where the Holy of Holies was kept. It is the closest they can get to it.
After the tunnel we went up above and saw where the Muslims worship. Here we are in front of the Dome of the Rock, where the Muslim women go to worship. It is thought to be built on Mt Moriah, where Abraham to Ishmael (they believe it was Ishmael, not Isaac) to be sacrificed.
This is the spot above where the Holy of Holies is thought to have been in the temple.
This is the Pool of Bethesda, where Christ healed the lame man on the Sabbath. It is pretty big, it was divided into sections. It is amazing how much of it is still there.
This is inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, this is the traditional site where Jesus was thought to have been crucified.
This is the Stone of Anointing where crusaders claim Jesus' body was prepared for burial.
This is the spot above where the Holy of Holies is thought to have been in the temple.
This is the Pool of Bethesda, where Christ healed the lame man on the Sabbath. It is pretty big, it was divided into sections. It is amazing how much of it is still there.
This is inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, this is the traditional site where Jesus was thought to have been crucified.
This is the Stone of Anointing where crusaders claim Jesus' body was prepared for burial.
This is the Holy Sepulchre where it is believed that Christ rose from the dead. It is a beautiful church and very elaborate, but I have to say, I like the Garden Tomb idea much better-but we'll talk more about that on day 5 of the tour!
On the ramparts we...walked! I never really thought about what a rampart was when singing the Star Spangled Banner, but this gives a new perspective. We walked along the ramparts of the temple that were built by the crusaders, we had a lot of fun on this treck! Here I am in one of the windows that had a little opening in it for shooting arrows.
On the ramparts we...walked! I never really thought about what a rampart was when singing the Star Spangled Banner, but this gives a new perspective. We walked along the ramparts of the temple that were built by the crusaders, we had a lot of fun on this treck! Here I am in one of the windows that had a little opening in it for shooting arrows.
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About Me
- Jessica Wigington
- I was born and raised in Logan, UT and I graduated from USU with a BS degree in Family Finance. I worked for Zions Bank for almost 5 years. I moved to Virginia at the end of July 09 and stayed with my sister Julie and her family while I looked for a job. I got a job working for an ophthalmologist in DC and moved up here on August 24. I now live in Arlington, VA in a cute rowhouse with great roommates. I belong to a great singles ward and I have been able to make lots of wonderful friends.
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