Magdala lies 5 kilometers north of Tiberias in the region of Galilee, Israel. At Magdala, a synagogue from the time of the Second Temple was found with a carved stone used a podium for reading the scrolls of the bible.
The Alexander Nevsky Church was built between 1896 and 1903. It is named after the 13th-century Russian military leader, Alexander Nevsky, who expanded Russia’s borders and won the public’s admiration.
The Dung Gate, also known as the Silwan Gate or the Mughrabi Gate, is one of the eight gates in the Old City of Jerusalem.
The Pool of Siloam was built during the reign of King Hezekiah in the 8th century BCE. According to the Gospel of John, it was at the Siloam Pool where Jesus healed a blind man.
The Zion Gate, also known as Bab Harat al-Yahud in Arabic and Sha’ar Zion in Hebrew is one of the eight gates in the Old City of Jerusalem.
King David’s Tomb is traditionally located on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, in a building complex that also houses the Cenacle, the site of the Last Supper.
Located on the North shore of the Sea of Galilee, the Church of the Multiplication, holds profound significance as the commemorative site of Jesus’ miraculous feeding of the five thousand, making it a cornerstone of Christian pilgrimage.
The Ecce Homo Arch is named after Pontius Pilate’s Latin phrase, “Ecce Homo,” which translates to “Behold the Man”. The arch is now incorporated into the Sisters of Zion’s monastery.
The church is dedicated to two martyred saints of the same name — St. James the Great, one of the first apostles to follow Jesus, and St. James the Less, believed to be the brother of Jesus, who became the first bishop of Jerusalem.
The Church of Saint Peter in Gallicantu is a Roman Catholic church located on the eastern slope of Mount Zion. The church is dedicated to the biblical episode known as the Denial of Peter, where Peter denied knowing Jesus three times after Jesus’ arrest.