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| At the Western Wall Road |
Today we started
at the Western Wall Tunnel. At the base
of the Western Wall lies a street built during King Herods time which Christ
would have walked. Later the Muslims who
inhabited the area outside the City walls elevated there properties on arches
to be able to view the Temple. All of these
arches covered the Western Wall street.
An archeological tunnel is being excavated under all of the Muslim
properties to expose this street and the areas around them. This was amazing. We then traveled by bus to Shiloh. Current excavation is being performed to
expose the tabernacle which was located here.
We were able to speak to lead archeologist at the site. Shiloh is where Hanna gave up Samuel to the
Lord. We then traveled quite a ways to
ancient Samaria had lunch and viewed the ruins here. A lot of this is not being as well excavated
or being preserved and was sad to see.
This ended the day and we went back to the hotel. The next morning we were up early and went to
the Garden Tomb. This was the last day
of Ramadan. As we walked towards the
Garden Tomb which is just outside the City walls we were met by thousands of
Muslims going to prayer. They estimated
there would be 350,000 there that day.
We entered the Garden Tomb area and was met by Paul Weaver who did a
very moving tour of the area. His description
of Christs crucifixion brought a sobering and humbling reality of what we were
doing at the Garden tour. We viewed the
area called Skull Hill or Golgotha and then viewed the tomb thought to be that
of which Christ was placed after crucifixion.
This was a very emotional ending to our 11 day journey. We held a small service at the tomb, Jack
lead us in music and Pastor Joe delivered a very meaningful message. We ended the service with communion. We ended the day walking through the City
walls and walking through the market area.
Back to the hotel early for preparation for the 16 hours of flights
home.
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| Shiloh |
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| Archeological dig at Shiloh |
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| Ancient Samaria |
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| Skull Hill, Crucifixion of Christ |
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| The Garden Tomb |
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| At the Garden Tomb |
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| At the Market |
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