We ended our day with two keys sites to believers in Jesus Christ. We visited the place believed to be Caiphas, the High Priest's house. After Jesus was betrayed in the Garden of Gesthemane (which we will see tomorrow), He was taken to Caiphas's house and illegally put on trial. Because Jewish law made no …
Tag: Jerusalem
Temple Mount Salvage
We began today at the Temple Mount Salvage operation. Several years ago the Muslims began illegally excavating an area on Temple Mount in order to enlarge a mosque. Bear in mind that, though Temple Mount technically belongs to the Jews, it is handed over to Muslim control in an effort to keep peace. Permission was …
They’re Everywhere!
Israel is home to 43 McDonald's...all kosher! Here's one in the Ben Yahuda district in Jerusalem. BTW, Ben Yahuda was responsible for resurrecting the Hebrew language. Now they name a shopping district after him!
Torture Device
Before Jesus endured crucifixion, He endured flogging that was brutal enough to kill most people. This excavated stone sits vertically on display, but was used horizontally to restrain a victim's arms while bearing his back to lashings with nail and/or glass-tipped leather straps. Arms were pulled through the holes seen here, and held by Roman …
