Pool of Bethesda
After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in...
Golden Gate
The East Gate of the outer court of the temple. Since the temple faced east, this gate was the main entrance to the temple complex. Levites in charge of the...
Praetorium
Tradition which now locates the Pretorium at the Roman Fortress of Antonia and associates the triple Roman arch near there with the “Ecce Homo” scene. “Ecce Homo” is located near...
Ecce Homo Convent
Ecce Homo ek′sē̇ hō′mō (Ἰδοὺ ὁ ἄνθρωπος, “Behold, the man!” Jn 19:5): Pilate’s statement regarding Jesus during His trial. While the significance of this statement is somewhat debatable, yet there...
Akaldema – St. Onuphrius
ACELDAMA (Å·c̊ĕl′ då·må) or AKELDAMA (KJV) Judas Iscariot purchased this field where he killed himself (Acts 1:19). The name is Aramaic and means “field of blood.” Evidently it was purchased...
St. Peter in Gallicantu – High Priest Caiaphas’ palace
Saint Peter in Gallicantu is a Roman Catholic church located on the eastern slope of Mount Zion, just outside the Old (walled) City of Jerusalem in the place of House...
Tomb of King David on Mount Zion
King David’s Tomb is a small burial chamber associated to the burial place of David, the most important King of Israel, the site is holy according to a tradition beginning...
Dormition Abbey
The Dormition Abbey is one most important holy sites in the Holy Land. It origin is dated from a ancient Byzantine basilica Hagia Sion was built under John II, the...
Hill of Evil Counsel
Hill of Evil Counsel: on the south of the Valley of Hinnom. It is so called from a tradition that the house of the high priest Caiaphas, when the rulers...
Mount Zion
The Mount Zion is one most important places described in the Bible as Jerusalem itself. The significance of Zion – Tsion in Hebrews is mean landmark or the “the mark”...