Our tour of Mt. Olives will being with a short introduction to Jerusalem.

Bethphage is mentioned in the New Testament as the place in ancient Israel from which Jesus sent his disciples to find a colt upon which he would ride into Jerusalem.

The Church of the Ascension is located on a site that traditionally believed to be the earthly spot where Jesus ascended into Heaven after His Resurrection. It houses a slab of stone believed to contain one of His footprints.

The Tomb of Lazarus is a traditional spot of pilgrimage located in where was the biblical village of Bethany, on the slopes of the Mount of Olives,

Church of Pater the Noster is located on top of a cave associated with the teachings of Jesus, but not specifically the Lord's Prayer.

According to Luke 19, Jesus, while riding toward the city of Jerusalem, becomes overwhelmed by the beauty of the Second Temple and predicting its future destruction, and the diaspora of the Jewish people, weeps openly. The Dominus Flevit Church is built on where tradition points to where this event took place.

The church is dedicated to Mary Magdalene, the companion of Jesus. In Mark, it's told that Mary Magdalene was the first to see Christ after his resurrection (Mark 16:9).

we shall grab our lunch at Mahane Yehuda Food Market which is a real experience wandering there by itself. But there we can find fabulous local restaurants.

The Garden of Gethsemane is where according to the Gospels Jesus agonized and arrested by the Romans. We will talk about that more elaborately during the tour.

According to the Gospels, the Church of the Agony, also known as the Church of All Nations, lies just next to Gethsemane and is where, according to the Gospels, Jesus agonized till he sweats blood.

Although this is a post canonical tradition that not all denominations share we will visit this ancient church that was initially built to hold the tomb of Queen Melisende of Jerusalem.

Mount of Olives Cemetery located down deep at the Kidron Valley, is one of the most ancient cemeteries in the world. Tombs are dated there from the Canaanite period, In other words about 4,000 years ago.