Ancient Jerusalem

The difficulty and pleasure of Jerusalem is that it can be viewed from so many different vantage points yielding different truths and experiences. Likewise, you may choose an overview of the Old City and spend only one day or a deep dive into one topic or time period encompassing. You may spend one or many days. There is so much to see and learn.

• When was Jerusalem founded & why

• Who founded Jerusalem

• Explore the City of David

• Visit the three sets of ancient walls and the more modern walls of Suleiman the Magnificent

• Walk the many periods present in ancient Jerusalem

  • First Temple period

  • Herod the Great

  • Roman period

  • Christian and Byzantine periods

  • Muslim period

  • Mamluk period

  • Ottomon period

• See the base of the Temple mount during a trip through the recently excavated tunnels

• Ascend the Temple mount and see the Dome of the Rock up close

• Trace Jesus’ last week in Jerusalem before his crucifixion

• & more!