Christian Themes
The Gospel Trail offers pilgrims and tourists, individuals and groups, the oppo...
Experience a spiritual journey of personal discovery and reaffirmation while tr...
The history of the Christian communities in the Land of Israel begins with the ...
Whatever the relations between Rome and Constantinople, there was no attempt to...
The protestant communities in the Middle East date only from the early 19th cen...
Each month the Israel Ministry of Tourism publishes an e-Newsletter geared spec...
Previous Newsletters - 2010 The Ministry of Tourism is delighted to present you with this 2011 Holy Land Ca...
The following chart provides a brief outline of the major periods of occupation...
On Easter and the preceding Holy Week, Jerusalem fills with pilgrims from all o...
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Christian Sites
Jerusalem, a Holy City for the three monotheistic faiths, is like no other city...
The secret of the power of the Galilee and its famous lake to move Christian v...
Abu Ghosh is a charming village with important Christian connections just a fe...
Alkadema, a Greek Orthodox convent in Jerusalem's Valley of Hinnom, marks the s...
St. George’s Monastery, where Christian monks maintain their ancient way of lif...
This magnificent octagon that dominates Jerusalem's Old City is a shrine for I...
A new beginning in the desert, and the faith to make it happen: that is what G...
The Coenaculum is the traditional place of the "upper room," where t...
The basilica is one of the world's most holy Christian Liturgical sites, built...
For Christians, the Jesus Boat is one of the most precious and meaningful arch...
David's hideout from Saul and the Song of Solomon are some of the biblical sto...
Magnificent, world-famous stained glass windows located in Hadassah-Hebrew Uni...
The
church on this site is an exact replica of the fourth century basilica
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The quiet cove of Tabha on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee is the scen...
The
small, colorful chapel, known as the Russian Orthodox Gorney Convent, is ...
Located on the main highway between Jerusalem and Jericho, the Inn of the Good...
Nazareth, t he place where Jesus grew up, is a thriving town The Plain of Sharon was the region from which Christianity set sail to the wor...
In Neot Kedumim you'll find the land of the Bible restored, offering a tour of ...
The Greek Orthodox Mar Saba Monastery was built some 1,500 years ago, and is o...
Haifa, which crowns Mount Carmel high over the Mediterranean, is filled with hi...
The Golden Gate on Temple Mount would have been an entrance for priests as the...
In Jesus’ time this garden would have been an olive grove where an olive-oil p...
The Ethiopian Church is a charming island of tranquility 10 minutes walk north...
Er Ram (Ramah) is the birthplace of Samuel The ruins of a twelfth-century church now mark the village of Emmaus, toward w...
The picturesque village of Ein Karem is where John the Baptist was born and rai...
It is believed that Pilate delivered his speech to the crowds beginning with th...
Domus Galilaeae was founded by the Neo-Catechumenal Way in the 1960s to lead p...
Dormition Abbey on Mount Zion marks the site where the Virgin Mary is said to h...
Dominus Flevit (meaning "The Lord Wept") is a beautiful teardrop cha...
This fortress was built by Herod the Great to try and secure Jerusalem's north...
Although King David is actually buried in the nearby City of David, this site ...
Four thousand years of history have been revealed in the City of David This church honors the visit paid by Mary, Jesus' mother, to Elizabeth, John t...
Easily the most celebrated church in Christendom, the Holy Sepulchre contains ...
The steeple of St. Peter's Church in Old Jaffa has for over a century been a
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Old Nazareth reveals itself within the imposing complex of the Basilica of the...
The Church of St. Gabriel in Nazareth gives visitors a sense of the village wh...
A chapel that marks Nathanael's home in Cana This Russian Orthodox church situated on the Mount of Olives was built in 1895...
The Church of John the Baptist is where Christians have marked John’s birthpla...
Christ Church in the Old City of Jerusalem was the first Protestant church in ...
This church is located on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, commemorating the ...
This church claims to be the oldest Church of the Ascension located on Jerusal...
Thanks to archaeological detective work, Christian visitors are able to learn ...
At Capernaum you'll see the foundations of the synagogue which, according to L...
According to tradition, Cana of the Galilee is where Jesus performed the miracl...
Caesarea is a well-known archaeological site, built as part of Herod the Great...
This town, just north of the Sea of Galilee, was the home to Peter, Andrew and ...
Bethphage, on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives, is where the Palm Sund...
Beit Shean must have been familiar to the first believers in Jesus: it was the...
The southern border of Solomon’s kingdom and Abrahams "home turf", B...
Banias is the site of ancient Caesarea Philippi, where Jesus demanded to know ...
The ruined city of Avdat rises above the streambed of the Wilderness of Zin in...
Ashkelon, on Israel’s southern Mediterranean coast, is the site where Samson s...
Sepphoris, a national park with fascinating ruins, was a prosperous town in Jes...
Nazareth Village provides an authentic experience of the land of the Bible. The hill’s harsh name harks back to a Byzantine tradition identifying it as th...
Mount Tabor was the site of Jesus' transfiguration and the Rabbinic "navel...
Mount Gilboa is the site where King Saul and his sons, Jonathan, Abinadav and M...
Massada, a palace-fortress Herod the Great built to last forever, is built on a...
Yardenit is a unique and registered site of baptism for Christian pilgrims on ...
Jezreel Valley is a beautiful and fertile valley in northern Israel Herod the Great named this fortress, which in Bible times straddled the ancient...
The Russian Orthodox Church of
Tabitha’s Tomb is a unique place to commemorat...
Peter’s house, where Jesus healed his mother-in-law (Matt. 8:14; Mark 1:29-31),...
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Amim is a Christian community with a charming guesthouse and seminar
ce...
Mount of Beatitudes is the hill upon which Jesus was said to have preached the ...
The Book of Revelation set Megiddo as the backdrop of the great battle of the E...
This spot is believed to be the location of Caiaphas' house, the setting for Pe...
The Via Dolorosa in the Old City of Jerusalem is the road Jesus walked from th...
Yad Hashmonah brings the bible alive with a hands-on display of ancient farmin...
Greek Orthodox Church on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem
Warren’s Shaft is the underground waterworks system in Jerusalem, dating back ...
According to medieval Jewish and Christian traditions, this fascinating ancient...
The setting for the battle between David and Goliath
The Western Wall is the last remnant of the Jerusalem Temple destroyed 2,000 y...
One of the most important sites to the monotheistic faiths, the Temple Mount ho...
St. Mark’s Church stands over the traditional site of the first Christian hous...
Tradition says this is the spot, one memorable Sabbath day, where Jesus stood ...
Stella Maris'
name, which means “star of the sea,” comes not from the beautif...
Ancient Magdala, on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, was home to Mary Magdale...
This church, re-dedicated in 1900, is based on the remains of fifth-century hou...
This monastery is built over the tomb of Simeon, the devout Jerusalemite who me...
This small church is another possible site for the room that the Last Supper wa...
The ruins of the great city of Hazor were the scene of Joshua’s great victory ...
Jonah’s journey, Tabitha’s restoration to life, and Peter’s conversion of Gent...
The best-known rooftop in Jaffa belongs to the House of Simon the Tanner, whic...
A large church was built on Mount Berenice in the sixth century which was belie...
From the slopes of the Mount of Olives one can view the Holy City in all its g...
The Shrine of the Book, located in the Israel Museum, houses the ancient Dead S...
These "stables" underneath the platform of the Haram es-Sharif are in...
The oldest bible ever found - the Dead Sea Scrolls - was found here The site
of the synagogue where Jesus preached has been marked for centuries,...
This site is the most likely spot for Jesus' baptism by John
The
church, consecrated in 1872, and the surrounding buildings were built in
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