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Jerusalem Biblical Tour Footsteps of Jesus
Our tour starts on the Mount of Olives were we visit the Church of the Ascension. Retrace the footsteps of Jesus on this full-day guided tour of Jerusalem. After visiting the place of the Ascension and Pater Noster, we do an overview of Jerusalem from the top of Mount Olives and begin our descent, stopping at Dominus Flevit and ending at the Garden of Gethsemane and the Church of All Nations. Enter the Old City through the Lion’s Gate and see the Pools of Bethesda and the Church of St. Anne.
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• Guided tour of the popular Holy Land sights by local experts
• Full-day guided walking tour of Holy Jerusalem
• Hear biblical stories about Jesus and Jerusalem.
• Pickup and drop-off at hotels from Jerusalem.
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Itinerary
1
Monte das Oliveiras
30 minutes
Our tour starts on the Mount of Olives were we visit the Church of the Ascension.
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Church of the Ascension -Mosque of the Ascension
20 minutes
The Church of the Ascension marks the spot where Jesus ascended to heaven and there is a rock with an imprinted footprint thought to be where Jesus stood before his ascension. The original church built here was in 390 but most of the chapel building we see today is from the Crusader period.
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Church of the Pater Noster
20 minutes
Nearby is the Church of the Pater Nostre (Sanctuary of the Eleona), on this spot Jesus taught the Lord's Prayer.
We see a Crusader cloister and the grotto where Jesus would have taught. This is also where Jesus told his disciples of the eminent destruction of Jerusalem and the 2nd coming.
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Mount of Olives
20 minutes
From the Mount of Olives we look out over the City of Gold across the ancient Jewish cemetery and to the Old City and Temple Mount beyond.
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Temple Mount
View of Temple Mount
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Dominus Flevit Church
20 minutes
We begin to descend the mount pausing at the Dominus Flevit (the Lord Wept). It was here that Christ cried as he envisioned the destruction of Jerusalem.
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Garden of Gethsemane
10 minutes
Visit the Garden of Gethsemane
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Church of All Nations (Basilica of the Agony)
20 minutes
A little further along we get to the Church of All Nations and the Garden of Gethsemane. It was here that Jesus prayed before his arrest . The church was funded by a number of nations which each have their coat of arms displayed in decorative glass on the ceiling. The entrance is through tall columns which support a mosaic showing Jesus as the connection between God and man
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Kidron Valley
20 minutes
We cross the Kidron Valley and arrive at the Lion's Gate of Jerusalem's Old City. We see the pools of Bethesda as mentioned in the Gospel of John.
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Old City of Jerusalem
1 hour 30 minutes
Walk in the Old city of Jerusalem
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Pools of Bethesda
20 minutes
Visit the Pools of Bethesda
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Church of Saint Anne
20 minutes
We visit the Crusader Church of Saint Anne constructed above a grotto thought to be where Jesus' mother Mary was born.
In the Convent of the Sisters of Zion we enter the cellars to see the water cistern dating back to the Second Temple era. We see the Lithostratos, engraved Roman flagstones, which are part of extensive archaeological findings beneath the convent. It is believed that here Pontius Pilate stood in judgment of Jesus in the courtyard of Praetorium.
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