A Tour of the Incredible Old City of Jerusalem
Exploring the four quarters of Jerusalem's historic Old City.
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A Tour of the Incredible Old City of Jerusalem
The Ultimate JERUSALEM FOOD TOUR + Attractions - Palestinian Food and Israeli Food in Old Jerusalem!
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There are few cities in the world that can compare to Jerusalem in terms of ancient history and religious significance. It’s one of the most fascinating cities in the world, and it’s a city that I’ve wanted to visit my entire life. Finally, along with my friend David ( and Rafram, we explored Jerusalem to discover the food treasures the city has to offer - and let me tell you, you’ll find some incredibly delicious food in Jerusalem!
We started off the Jerusalem food tour by first walking around East Jerusalem and starting with the best plate of hummus I’ve ever had. We then toured around Old Jerusalem, and enjoyed some incredible Palestinian food kebabs cooked by an incredible man who cooked with serious love and passion. Another highlight in Jerusalem was the mutabak, a thin pastry stuffed with cheese and baked.
After eating our way through Old Jerusalem, we then headed into West Jerusalem and went to lunch at an Israeli Jewish restaurant serving a mix of amazing dishes. The food was home-cooked in style, and absolutely sensation. A few more snacks and sightseeing throughout the afternoon, and that brought us all the way to dinner where David had made reservations to eat at one of the hottest restaurants in Jerusalem, Machneyuda Restaurant. It was quite an experience, and an amazing meal and lively atmosphere to wrap up this ultimate Jerusalem food tour.
Here’s all the food and places included in this Palestinian food and Israeli food tour of Jerusalem:
Hummus Acramawi
Price - 20 ILS ($5.57) per plate
Almond juice - 3.90 ILS ($1.09)
Al-shuala Grill Restaurant
Shawarma - 26 ILS ($7.26)
Al Baghdadi Kabab
Palestinian kebabs
Total price - 100 ILS ($27.89)
Zalatimo Sweets
Mutabak
Price - 30 ILS ($8.37) each
Peaches - 10 for 1 kg
Plums - 10 for 1 kg
Fruit - 10 ILS ($2.76) per kg.
Mahane Yehuda Market
Azura Restaurant
Total price - 400 ILS ($111.55)
Western Wall (Wailing Wall)
Western Wall Tunnel
Price - 35 ILS ($9.76) per person
Dome of the Rock
Mount of Olives
Machneyuda Restaurant
Total price - 700 ILS ($195.21)
It was a lot of food in a single day, but it was one of the greatest food and learning days that I’ve ever had in my life. The generosity of the people we connected with, paired with the food, was truly a memorable experience in Jerusalem.
Thank you again to David ( and Rafram for showing me some of the best food in Jerusalem!
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Upper Room Overview Tour, Last Supper, Pentecost, Jerusalem, Israel, Mt. Zion, Holy Land
See an overview of the Upper Room and all that happened before Christ's suffering and crucifixion!
Location
1. The Upper Room is in a second-story building in Jerusalem that commemorates where Jesus shared the Passover (Last Supper) with His disciples.
2. It is located directly above the Tomb of David and near the Dormition Abbey on Mount Zion.
3. It is also called the Cenacle Room, which means “dining room” in Latin.
4. On the first floor of the building is King David’s Tomb. It functions as a synagogue so a head covering for men must be worn. It is divided into three sections: (1) a small synagogue room (2) a men’s viewing area of David’s tomb, and (3) a women’s viewing area of the tomb.
5. The location of David's Tomb is likely just a memorial place as Scripture says he was buried in the City of David (1Kings 2:10).
Historical Background
1. The Upper Room is believed to be the location of the first Christian church.
2. Archaeological research reveals the Upper Room is built on top of a church-synagogue built by the first-century Jewish-Christian community of Jerusalem.
3. The location of the Upper Room has been the traditional site of the Last Supper since the fourth century AD.
4. In the 5th century, the church was referred to as Zion, Mother of all the Churches.”
5. The Upper Room that pilgrims visit today was built by the Crusaders in the 12th century as part of the Church of St. Mary of Zion. The Gothic-era columns seen today were from this time era.
6. The buildings around the Upper Room are remains of a Franciscan medieval friary from around 1335.
7. The Upper Room was transformed into a mosque by the Ottomans in 1524, and a prayer niche is embedded on the south wall, directed towards the Islam cities of Mecca and Medina.
8. The Upper Room building is currently managed by the State of Israel Ministry of the Interior.
9. It’s very likely that the Upper Room was used for more than the Passover meal. It could also have been where Christ appeared to His disciples after His resurrection, where Matthias was appointed the apostle to replace Judas, and where the disciples stayed while waiting for Pentecost. Some believe it’s also where Pentecost happened or began.
10. It seems logical that all these events shared the same Upper Room as the man who allowed Christ to use his large room for the Passover meal was probably a follower of Christ who continued to allow the disciples to use it.
Places of Interest
1. The Upper Room
• Crusader remains
• Capital on a pillar above the Crusader remains depicting events from the Last Supper
• Model of an olive tree symbolizing the Garden of Gethsemane, grapes symbolizing the cup of wine, and wheat symbolizing the bread
• Muslim prayer niche from the Ottoman period
2. King David’s Tomb on first floor of building under the Upper Room
3. Temple Mount Southern Stairs
4. Royal Stoa
5. Mount Zion
6. Temple Mount
7. Zion Gate
8. City of David
Jerusalem Travel Vlog: Holy City Tour! | Israel Part 3
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Mahane Yehuda market - A bustling marketplace with food, drinks, shopping, bars, restaurants and nightlife. Also referred to as the 'shuk'.
Azura Restaurant – Authentic Iraqi/Turkish restaurant located in the Mahane Yehuda market.
Old City- Entered the Old City through the Jaffa Gate near the Tower of David.
Church of the Holy Sepulchre- Located in the Christian Quarter in the old city. The site where Jesus was crucified, where Jesus's empty tomb is located and where he is said to have been buried and resurrected.
Via Dolorosa- Way of sorrow is a street in the Old City believed to be the path that Jesus walked on the way to his crucifixion. 9 out of the 14 stations of the cross are on the Via Dolorosa, with the remaining 5 stations being inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
Temple Mount- A plaza located in the Muslim Quarter known as a holy site in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Dome of the Rock and the Dome of the Chain are located there and according to Judaism, both Jewish Temples stood there. Several events in all 3 religions took place in this plaza. Entrance to temple mount for non-Muslims is through the Moroccan Gate from the Western Wall.
Dome of the rock- An Islamic shrine located on Temple Mount. According to Islam, it's believed that the Prophet Muhammad's Night Journey to heaven started from there.
Western Wall (Wailing Wall)- Located in the Jewish Quarter and is the only remaining wall of the Jewish Holy Second temple which was built by King Herod during the expansion of the second temple. It's the western support wall of the Temple Mount and used by Jews for prayer.
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MOUNT of OLIVES JERUSALEM PILGRIMAGE VIDEO TOUR
EXPERIENCE how it is feel to be a PILGRIM in JERUSALEM
A Day TOUR at Mount of Olives where we shall visit:
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- Church of Dominus Flevit
- Church of Mary Magdalene
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- Church of All Nations
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Holy Land Tour: Jerusalem and the South
Highlights of our incredible trip to the Holy Land, including Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Masada, Qumran, and the Dead Sea.
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JERUSALEM STREET FOOD | Jewish Street Food at MAHANE YEHUDA MARKET - Street Food in Jerusalem 2019
JERUSALEM STREET FOOD tour at Mahane Yehuda Market
Jerusalem is a city full of some of the BEST STREET FOOD from all around the world. In this episode, we visit the MAHANE YEHUDA MARKET to go shopping and buy all kinds of food before all restaurants and markets close for Shabbat. We go on a mission for some insanely fresh street foods, local specialty dishes from Iraq, Georgia and more, fresh fruits, juices, breads and olives. We even score some DELICIOUS, freshly baked desserts. The market was AMAZING & bustling!
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Breakfast Spread (Eggplant, Iraqi Kibbeh, Beef Head, Okra Rice) @ AZURA RESTAURANT
Strawberries, Olives & Challah inside market
Passionfruit Juice & Etrogat Juice @ UZI-ELI THE ETROGMAN
Rugelach Dessert @ MARZIPAN BAKERY & PASTRY
Georgian Hachapuri (Baked crust, Egg, Cheese) & Tea @ HACHAPURIA
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The Cardo - old city of Jerusalem, Israel tour
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FIRST VLOG FROM OUR TRIP TO ISRAEL! This one has some more bits with my family, hope you enjoy watching and get to visit Jerusalem one day for yourself! with love Claudia
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A real eye opening experience in Jerusalem | Israel Travel Vlog #2
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Walking In the Footsteps of Jesus Tour in Jerusalem - The Via Dolorosa
Zahi Shaked A tour guide in Israel and his camera zahigo25@walla.com +972-54-6905522 tel סיור עם מורה הדרך ומדריך הטיולים צחי שקד 0546905522
My name is Zahi Shaked
In 2000 I became a registered liscenced tourist guide.
My dedication in life is to pass on the ancient history of the Holy Land.
Following upon many years of travel around the world, which was highlighted by a very exciting emotional and soul-searching meeting with the Dalai Lama, I realized that I had a mission. To pass on the the history of the Holy Land, its religions, and in particular, the birth and development of Christianity.
In order to fulfill this calling in the best way possible, I studied in depth, visited, and personally experienced each and every important site of the ancient Christians. I studied for and received my first bachelors degree in the ancient history of the Holy Land, and am presently completing my studies for my second degree.(Masters)
Parralel to my studies, and in order to earn a living, I was employed for many years in advertising. What I learned there was how to attract the publics attention, generate and, increase interest, and assimilate information. All this I use as tools to describe, explain and deepen the interest in the sites that we visit. From my experience, I have learned that in this way, the Holy Land becomes more than just history, and that the large stones that we see scattered about in dissaray, join together one by one until they become - a Byzantine Church. This also happens when I lead a group of Pilgrims in the Steps of Jesus. We climb to the peak of Mount Precipice, glide over the land to the Sea of Galilee, land on the water and see the miracle which enfolds before us. This is a many faceted experience. Not only history which you will remember and cherish, but an experience which I hope will be inplanted in your hearts and minds, and will accompany you all the days of your life.
A tour of the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel
Zahi Shaked A tour guide in Israel and his camera zahigo25@walla.com +972-54-6905522 tel סיור עם מורה הדרך ומדריך הטיולים צחי שקד 0546905522
My name is Zahi Shaked
In 2000 I became a registered liscenced tourist guide.
My dedication in life is to pass on the ancient history of the Holy Land.
Following upon many years of travel around the world, which was highlighted by a very exciting emotional and soul-searching meeting with the Dalai Lama, I realized that I had a mission. To pass on the the history of the Holy Land, its religions, and in particular, the birth and development of Christianity.
In order to fulfill this calling in the best way possible, I studied in depth, visited, and personally experienced each and every important site of the ancient Christians. I studied for and received my first bachelors degree in the ancient history of the Holy Land, and am presently completing my studies for my second degree.(Masters)
Parralel to my studies, and in order to earn a living, I was employed for many years in advertising. What I learned there was how to attract the publics attention, generate and, increase interest, and assimilate information. All this I use as tools to describe, explain and deepen the interest in the sites that we visit. From my experience, I have learned that in this way, the Holy Land becomes more than just history, and that the large stones that we see scattered about in dissaray, join together one by one until they become - a Byzantine Church. This also happens when I lead a group of Pilgrims in the Steps of Jesus. We climb to the peak of Mount Precipice, glide over the land to the Sea of Galilee, land on the water and see the miracle which enfolds before us. This is a many faceted experience. Not only history which you will remember and cherish, but an experience which I hope will be inplanted in your hearts and minds, and will accompany you all the days of your life.
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1. The Tomb of Philip Daubeny (1236)
2. The Stone of Anointing
3.The Chapel of the Three Marys.
4. The Rotunda
5. The Coptic Chapel
6. Tthe tomb of Joseph of Arimathea.
7. Two Jewish tombs
8. The Chapel of Mary Magdalene
9. The chapel of the Apparition of Jesus to his Mother
10. The Prison of Christ
11. The Chapel of St. Longinus
12. The Chapel of the Division of the Holy Robes
13. The Chapel of Derision,
14. The Rock of Golgotha
15. Th Holy Cross
16. The Chapel of Adam,
What are the Jews doing in Jerusalem? Take a brief tour of Jewish Jerusalem
What do Jews do in Jerusalem? Take a brief tour of Jewish Jerusalem! This is an as real as it gets original video of Rabbi Shmuel Kopel touring the ancient City of Jerusalem. No professional media coverage just a regular raw experience. Come tour Jerusalem with an ordained rabbi and learn what is going on there. Rabbi Shmuel studies Judaic literature for over two decades. This include many Kabbalah and Hassidic teachings. He is an ordained rabbi raised by the Chabad Lubavitch Hassidic movement.
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Old City Jerusalem Overview: See All the Biblical Sites in Jerusalem. Filmed in Israel.
See all the biblical sites around Jerusalem. A tour of the Old City, Mt. of Olives, Garden of Gethsemane, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Triumphal Entry, Western Wall, City of David, Kidron Valley, Southern Stairs, Temple Mount, Bethesda, Pool of Siloam, and much more!
Location
1. Jerusalem is in the central part of Israel about 33 miles (53 km.) east of Tel Aviv and the Mediterranean Sea.
2. It’s situated at an altitude of 2,600 ft. (800 m.) above sea level and one of the highest cities in Israel.
3. It’s located on a mountain that is well protected. For this reason, it was hard to capture by enemy forces.
4. Jerusalem rests primarily upon bedrock, so everything was well preserved.
5. Jerusalem is the Old Testament, Mount Moriah.
Historical Background
1. Jerusalem means “City of Peace.”
2. It’s mentioned over 500 times in the Bible.
3. It’s first mentioned as the city in which King Melchizedek, King of Salem (Jerusalem) lived (Gen. 14:17). Melchizedek was a figure of Christ as he had neither beginning of days or end of life.
Hebrews 7:1: For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham as he was returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, 2 to whom also Abraham apportioned a tenth part of all the spoils, was first of all, by the translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then also king of Salem, which is king of peace.
4. Jerusalem is the special dwelling place of God on this earth.
Psalms 76:2: His tent is in Salem, his dwelling place in Zion.
Psalm 135:21: Praise be to the LORD from Zion, to him who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the LORD.
5. It was in Jerusalem, on Mount Moriah, that Abraham was to offer Isaac, his firstborn son to God, on the very place the temple would later be built.
Genesis 22:2: Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about.”
6. Jerusalem was partially conquered by the Israelites when they entered the Promised Land.
7. King David purchased the original Temple Mount in Jerusalem from Araunah when it was just a threshing floor. He purchased it to build an altar to the Lord.
8. Jerusalem was then later fully conquered by King David.
9. Afterward, King David set up his throne in Jerusalem, and it became the ruling center of Israel from then on.
10. King Solomon then built the Temple in 960 AD on the exact location where Abraham was going to sacrifice Isaac. This exact location was also the very threshing floor that King David had purchased.
2 Chronicles 3:1: Then Solomon began to build the temple of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father, David. It was on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite, the place provided by David.
11. And at the dedication of the temple Solomon built, the temple was so filled with the glory of God that the priest had to withdraw and suspend their dedication service.
1 Kings 8:10–11: When the priests withdrew from the Holy Place, the cloud filled the temple of the LORD. 11 And the priests could not perform their service because of the cloud, for the glory of the LORD filled his temple.
12. Jerusalem became the center of worship in Israel.
13. The kings of Israel reigned from Jerusalem.
14. The prophets of Israel spoke and ministered in Jerusalem.
15. Unfortunately, the first temple built by Solomon was destroyed in 586 BC by Babylon because of God’s judgment on Israel for their disobedience to Him.
16. The altar and foundation of the second temple were built by Zerubbabel in 535 BC.
17. The construction of the second temple was carried on under Ezra’s leadership in 458 BC.
Ezra 6:3: In the first year of King Cyrus, the king issued a decree concerning the temple of God in Jerusalem: Let the temple be rebuilt as a place to present sacrifices, and let its foundations be laid.
18. Nehemiah then arrived to rebuild the city and walls of Jerusalem in 445 BC.
Nehemiah 2:17: Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned with fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and we will no longer be in disgrace.
19. The Temple Mount Platform was then later enlarged tremendously by King Herod in 19 BC.
20. On top of the Temple Mount Platform (and over the existing second temple, which was later removed) a new massive temple was built by King Herod in 19 BC and was made more beautiful than any before it.
Jerusalem, Israel: Jewish Quarter and New City
More info about travel to Jerusalem: In Jerusalem’s New City, we appreciate this culture’s fascinating mix of east and west, secular and sacred, modern and traditional. While it’s not convenient or economical to live in the medieval tangle of the Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem, Israel, devout Jews find great joy in living and raising their families so close to the Western Wall.
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Walking in Jerusalem (Israel / Palestine).
Jerusalem is a city in the Middle East, located on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. It is one of the oldest cities in the world, and is considered holy to the three major Abrahamic religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Both Israel and the Palestinian Authority claim Jerusalem as their capital, as Israel maintains its primary governmental institutions there and the State of Palestine ultimately foresees it as its seat of power; however, neither claim is widely recognized internationally
Jerusalem, Israel: Temple Mount and The Dome of the Rock
More info about Rick's travels to Israel: Jerusalem is alive with religious tradition and passion — Christian, Muslim, and Jewish. Within a 10-minute walk you can see the Church of the Holy Sepulchre — so sacred to Christians, the Dome of the Rock — treasured by Muslims, and at Temple Mount, the holiest place in Judaism: the Western Wall.
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In this place Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus. The Story of Gethsemane, Jerusalem Israel
Zahi Shaked A tour guide in Israel and his camera zahigo25@walla.com +972-54-6905522 tel סיור עם מורה הדרך ומדריך הטיולים צחי שקד 0546905522
My name is Zahi Shaked
In 2000 I became a registered liscenced tourist guide.
My dedication in life is to pass on the ancient history of the Holy Land.
Following upon many years of travel around the world, which was highlighted by a very exciting emotional and soul-searching meeting with the Dalai Lama, I realized that I had a mission. To pass on the the history of the Holy Land, its religions, and in particular, the birth and development of Christianity.
In order to fulfill this calling in the best way possible, I studied in depth, visited, and personally experienced each and every important site of the ancient Christians. I studied for and received my first bachelors degree in the ancient history of the Holy Land, and am presently completing my studies for my second degree.(Masters)
Parralel to my studies, and in order to earn a living, I was employed for many years in advertising. What I learned there was how to attract the publics attention, generate and, increase interest, and assimilate information. All this I use as tools to describe, explain and deepen the interest in the sites that we visit. From my experience, I have learned that in this way, the Holy Land becomes more than just history, and that the large stones that we see scattered about in dissaray, join together one by one until they become - a Byzantine Church. This also happens when I lead a group of Pilgrims in the Steps of Jesus. We climb to the peak of Mount Precipice, glide over the land to the Sea of Galilee, land on the water and see the miracle which enfolds before us. This is a many faceted experience. Not only history which you will remember and cherish, but an experience which I hope will be inplanted in your hearts and minds, and will accompany you all the days of your life.
Garden of Gethsemane
Gethsemane (Greek: Γεθσημανή, Gethsemane; Hebrew: גת שמנים, Gat Shmanim; Classical Syriac: ܓܕܣܡܢ, Gaḏ Šmānê, lit. oil press) is an urban garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, most famous as the place where Jesus prayed and his disciples slept the night before his crucifixion; i.e. the site recorded as where the agony in the garden took place.
Garden of Gethsemane, 1914
According to the New Testament it was a place that Jesus and his disciples customarily visited, which allowed Judas to find him on the night of his arrest.[5]
There are four[6] locations claimed to be the place where Jesus prayed on the night he was betrayed.
The Church of All Nations overlooking a garden with the Rock of the Agony.
The location near the Tomb of the Virgin Mary to the north.
The Greek Orthodox location to the east.
The Russian Orthodox orchard, next to the Church of Maria Magdalene.
William McClure Thomson, author of The Land and the Book, first published in 1880, wrote: When I first came to Jerusalem, and for many years afterward, this plot of ground was open to all whenever they chose to come and meditate beneath its very old olive trees. The Latins, however, have within the last few years succeeded in gaining sole possession, and have built a high wall around it. The Greeks have invented another site a little to the north of it. My own impression is that both are wrong. The position is too near the city, and so close to what must have always been the great thoroughfare eastward, that our Lord would scarcely have selected it for retirement on that dangerous and dismal night. I am inclined to place the garden in the secluded vale several hundred yards to the north-east of the present Gethsemane.[7]
All of the foregoing is based on long-held tradition and the conflating of the synoptic accounts of Mark (14:31) and Matthew (26:36) with the Johannine account (John 18:1). Mark and Matthew record that Jesus went to a place called the oil press (Gethsemane) and John states he went to a garden near the Kidron Valley. Modern scholarship acknowledges that the exact location of Gethsemane is unknown.[8]