Student field trip to the Christian Quarter of the Old City.
Many visitors etched their names in this door and other spots in Our Saviour Church.
Some believe this was etched by Orson Hyde when he dedicated the land of Palestine.
Picture of Mary and Jesus is in the Syriac church. They believe Luke painted this picture of Mary firsthand.
Ossuary in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Bodies of the deceased were put in these openings until only the bones remained.
In the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, this is the spot where the earth began as well as the Garden of Eden.
Courtyard in Church of the Redeemer. This church is very near Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Archaeologists excavated under Church of the Redeemer and believe they found the city wall dating to Herod's time which would prove Church of the Holy Sepulchre was outside the city walls in Jesus' time. This supports the claim that Jesus was crucified there. The New Testament says the crucifixion was outside the city walls. Church of the Redeemer and Church of the Holy Sepulchre are inside the current city walls.
Views of the Old City from the tower at Church of the Redeemer. The pictures include Dome of the Rock and the gray domes of Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Queen Helena believed Jesus was crucified and buried on the site of Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
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