The Shrine of the Book and Model City of Jerusalem

Israel is filled with museums and special places of interest. Following our visit to Yad Vashem, we visited two more significant sights: the model city of Jerusalem and the Shrine of the Book. The model city (pictured above) is a replica of what Jerusalem might have looked like in Jesus' day. Complete with Temple Mount …

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The Model City and Shrine of the Book

After an emotionally charged visit to Yad Vashem, we followed up with a visit to the Israel Museum, the 17th largest museum in the world. (Not bad for a country with less than .05% of the world's population!) Here, we took a good look at the model City of Jerusalem, which truly gives a great …

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A Day in Jerusalem

Shalom from the City of God! (I love saying that!) After entering Jerusalem last night, we spent our first day touring there today. Time after time we see the Lord's blessing and favor (though we are all so unworthy of such!) Israel is packed with tourists, yet often the Lord has given us a favorable …

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John & Tikva Ott: Joining of Jew and Gentile

During a visit to Israel many years ago, I met John and Tikva Ott.  Before that trip, someone told me about The Jerusalem Prayer Tower, assuring me of the blessing to be received in praying and worshipping over the city of Jerusalem, according to God's command in Psalm 122:6-9: Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May …

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