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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Jerusalem
By Dale K. Benington, March 13, 2013
Absalom's Tomb Marker
GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| | This splendid burial monument dates to the end of the Second temple period. The lower part of the monument is hewn and the upper part is constructed. The name derives from the biblical verse that tells of Absalom's construction of a monument for . . . — — Map (db m63866) HM |
| | English Translation of Text on Marker:
The temple which he built, Achish (Ikausu) son of Padi, son of YSD, son Ada, son of Ya'ir, ruler of Ekron, for PTGYH his lady. May she bless him, and protect him, and prolong his days, and bless his . . . — — Map (db m142015) HM |
| | "Jerusalem, hills enfold it, and the Lord enfolds his people now and forever" (Psalms 125:2)
Jerusalem was first established on the hill on which you are now standing almost 4,000 years ago, during the Canaanite . . . — — Map (db m63924) HM |
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This is the most remarkable cave at this site, as it contains some of the most important archaeological finds in Jerusalem.
The plan of room on the right is rectangular, measuring 2.0 x 3.7 meters. Three raised burial . . . — — Map (db m141531) HM |
| | The Restoration Project
of the Second Temple Period
Double Gate Monumental Stairs
and Observation Plaza — — Map (db m63963) HM |
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Garden of Olives
Jesus went out with his disciples across the Kidron valley to a place where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered. (Gospel of John 18:1)
“Gethsemane, a place where the Savior prayed before . . . — — Map (db m44596) HM |
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[Text in English:] Jaffa Gate is the westernmost of the gates in the walls of Jerusalem. It is so named as the starting point of the road to Jaffa port. Its Arabic name, Bab al-Khalil, meaning “Hebron . . . — — Map (db m44853) HM |
| | This is a burial complex from the Second Temple period. The facade of the cave features the relief of a gable resembling the roof facade of a sacred building. The decorative style is drawn from Hellenistic art, which influenced Jewish burial . . . — — Map (db m63932) HM |
| | The Burial Caves date from the First Temple Period. Throughout many generations, they served affluent Jerusalem families as a location to bury their dead. The deceased was placed on a stone slab with a special indentation for the head. At the end of . . . — — Map (db m63881) HM |
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Latin Text that appears on Stone:
... )s Tiberivm
... Pon)tivs Pilatvs
... Praef)ectvsivda(ea)
English Translation of Text, provided, but not seen on Stone:
... building in . . . — — Map (db m88742) HM |
| | During Israels War of Independence, 1948-49, more than
4,800 volunteers, including 168 Christians, came from 59
countries to Israels aid. Some had served as crew on the 10
American-purchased Aliyah Bet ships that brought so many
Holocaust . . . — — Map (db m134663) HM |
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This was the first Jewish neighborhood built outside the walls of the old city of Jerusalem (1860). It was successfully defended by the Haganah during the disturbances of 1929, 1936-1939 and during the War of Independence. . . . — — Map (db m141985) HM |
| | The Restoration Project of the Second Temple period
Ritual Baths and Water Conduits
in the area south of the Temple Mount Enclosure — — Map (db m63951) HM |
| | "You will be amazed at Jewish youth in Palestine...they have the look of freedom." Stephen Theodore Norman, 1918-1946. Last descendent of Theodor Herzl. Stephen Norman was the grandson of Theodor Herzl and his last descendent. Born in Vienna, . . . — — Map (db m134639) HM |
| | "He burned the House of the Lord, the king's palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem; he burned down the house of every notable person." (II Kings 25: 9)
This residential quarter went up in flames with the rest of . . . — — Map (db m63933) HM |
| | Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified
and they took Jesus, and led him away.
And he bearing the cross went forth into a place called Golgatha
where they crucified him and two other with him, on either
side one, and Jesus in . . . — — Map (db m95071) HM |
| | Here Dwells Ahiel in a Four Room House
"He (David) had houses made for himself in the City of David..." (1 Chronicles15: 1)
The name 'Ahiel' appears on potsherds found among the ruins of this house. The House . . . — — Map (db m65296) HM |
| | "And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar - trees, and carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house" (II Samuel 5: 11)
Excavations in progress at this site since May 2005 conducted by Eilat Mazar, . . . — — Map (db m64064) HM |
| | "The other events of Hezekiah's reign, and all his exploits, and all his exploits, and how he made the pool and the conduit and brought the water into the city, are recorded in the Annals of the Kings of Judah" (II Kings 20:20) . . . — — Map (db m63905) HM |
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Two smaller silver objets were discovered in the bone repository, rolled up like tiny scrolls, to be worn as amulets. After the scrolls were unrolled, it emerged that they were made of pure silver, measured 27 x 97 . . . — — Map (db m141591) HM |
| | "...the city shall be rebuilt on its mound, and the fortress in its proper place" (Jeremiah 30:18)
The inhabitants of ancient Jerusalem once built their homes on this hillside. The earliest structure unearthed here . . . — — Map (db m63928) HM |
| | "And David said on that day: 'Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites, and getteth up to the gutter...'" (II Samuel 5:8)
We are standing at the entrance to a subterranean water system. The Gihon Spring was Jerusalem's main . . . — — Map (db m63947) HM |
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Seven burial caves from the late First Temple period were found at the site. The caves, which were hewn into the cliff above which the Scottish Church of St. Andrew was built, were found partially destroyed by later . . . — — Map (db m141978) HM |
| | The Divine presence never moves from the Western Wall.
Jewish tradition teaches that the Temple Mount is the focal point of Creation. In the center of the mountain lies the “Foundation Stone” of the world. Here Adam came . . . — — Map (db m44722) HM |
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