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Christian Information Center \u00b7 Biblical References<\/div>\n

Main Biblical References for Sites in Jerusalem<\/h1>\n

A clear, easy-to-browse presentation of the principal biblical references connected with Jerusalem and its major holy sites.<\/p>\n

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16<\/strong>Jerusalem site groups<\/span><\/div>\n
Old & New<\/strong>Testament references<\/span><\/div>\n
6 pages<\/strong>Original source document<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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Jerusalem in Scripture<\/div>\n

A city at the heart of the biblical story<\/h2>\n

Jerusalem is presented throughout Scripture as a royal city, a holy city, the place of the Temple, the setting for central events in the life, Passion and Resurrection of Jesus, and a symbol of the New Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Browse by holy site<\/div>\n
Jerusalem<\/a>The Temple \u00b7 Old Testament<\/a>The Temple \u00b7 New Testament<\/a>Mount of Olives \u00b7 Gethsemane<\/a>Pater Noster \u00b7 Grotto of the Teachings<\/a>Via Dolorosa \u00b7 Holy Sepulchre<\/a>Probatic Pool \u00b7 St. Anne \u00b7 Bethesda<\/a>Source of Gihon \u00b7 Fountain of the Virgin<\/a>Pool of Siloah \u00b7 End of Hezekiah\u2019s Tunnel<\/a>Valley of Josaphat \u00b7 Kidron Valley<\/a>Mountain of Evil Counsel<\/a>Mount Zion \u00b7 David\u2019s City<\/a>Cenacle \u00b7 Last Supper Room<\/a>St. Peter in Gallicantu \u00b7 Denial<\/a>Hakeldama \u00b7 Scandal<\/a>Enrogel \u00b7 Fountain of Job<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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Biblical References by Site<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n01<\/span>
\nJerusalem<\/strong>City, kingship, destruction, restoration and the New Jerusalem<\/small><\/span>
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Psalms 14, 26, 42, 48, 75, 84, 87, 95, 122, 127, 133, 134, 137, 146, 147, 150<\/div>\n
Jerusalem and Zion in the Psalms; Psalm 122 is among the Songs of Ascent.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Joshua 15:8<\/div>\n
On the northern border of the tribe of Judah, associated with the Jebusites.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Genesis 14:18<\/div>\n
Melchizedek, King of Salem.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2 Samuel 5:1\u201312<\/div>\n
Conquest of Jerusalem by David.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2 Samuel 24:18\u201323<\/div>\n
Purchase of Araunah\u2019s threshing floor.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1 Kings 7:1\u201312<\/div>\n
Construction of Solomon\u2019s Palace.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1 Samuel 6:1\u201323<\/div>\n
Jerusalem as the religious and political capital of the Kingdom.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2 Kings 14:13<\/div>\n
The northern kingdom attacks Jerusalem.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2 Kings 25<\/div>\n
Destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, traditionally dated to 587 BC.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Nehemiah 3:1\u201338<\/div>\n
Rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem by Nehemiah.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Luke 21:20<\/div>\n
Jesus foretells the destruction of Jerusalem.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Ezekiel 23; Isaiah 62<\/div>\n
Jerusalem represents the chosen people.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Psalm 76:3<\/div>\n
God\u2019s dwelling place.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Nehemiah 11:1<\/div>\n
The holy city.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Isaiah 2:1\u20135; 60<\/div>\n
Jerusalem as a meeting place of the nations and the royal city of God.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Isaiah 54:11\u201317; 62<\/div>\n
Vision of the new Jerusalem.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Revelation 21:2<\/div>\n
The Holy City and the new Jerusalem at the end of time.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n
\n\n02<\/span>
\nThe Temple \u00b7 Old Testament<\/strong>From Abraham and David to the destruction and rebuilding of the Temple<\/small><\/span>
\n\u2304<\/span>
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Genesis 22:2<\/div>\n
Sacrifice of Abraham.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2 Samuel 7:1\u201317<\/div>\n
David desires to build a house for God.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2 Samuel 24:18\u201325<\/div>\n
David buys the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1 Kings 5\u20136<\/div>\n
Construction of Solomon\u2019s Temple.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1 Kings 8<\/div>\n
Dedication of the Temple.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Isaiah 6:1\u20138<\/div>\n
Vision of the prophet Isaiah in the Temple.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Jeremiah 7:1\u201315<\/div>\n
The Temple sermon.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2 Kings 11:1\u201320<\/div>\n
Death of Queen Athaliah of Judah outside the Temple.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2 Kings 12:1\u201322<\/div>\n
Repairs under King Jehoash.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2 Kings 22:1\u201320<\/div>\n
The Book of the Law found in the Temple.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Ezekiel 8:1\u201318<\/div>\n
Ezekiel\u2019s vision concerning idolatry.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Ezekiel 10:18\u201322<\/div>\n
The glory of the Lord leaves the Temple.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2 Kings 25<\/div>\n
Destruction of the Temple by Nebuchadnezzar.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Ezekiel 40; 44<\/div>\n
Vision of the future Temple and the New Jerusalem.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Ezra 4:24; 6:12\u201318<\/div>\n
Reconstruction and dedication of the Temple.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1 Maccabees 1:20\u201342<\/div>\n
Plunder of the Temple by Antiochus Epiphanes.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Deuteronomy 6:4\u20139<\/div>\n
\u201cHear, O Israel\u201d \u2014 the great commandment.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Deuteronomy 7:7\u201311<\/div>\n
Election and divine grace.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Exodus 29:38\u201342<\/div>\n
Daily sacrifice.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Numbers 28\u201329<\/div>\n
Ritual of the sacrifices.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Leviticus 16:17\u201329<\/div>\n
Ritual of the great Day of Atonement.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n
\n\n03<\/span>
\nThe Temple \u00b7 New Testament<\/strong>Jesus, the apostles and events connected with the Temple<\/small><\/span>
\n\u2304<\/span>
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Luke 1:5\u201325<\/div>\n
Announcement of the birth of John the Baptist.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Luke 2:22\u201338<\/div>\n
Presentation of Jesus in the Temple.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Luke 2:40\u201342<\/div>\n
Finding of Jesus in the Temple.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Luke 4:9\u201313<\/div>\n
Temptation of Jesus on the pinnacle of the Temple.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Matthew 21:12\u201317<\/div>\n
Cleansing of the Temple; see also Mark 11:15\u201319, Luke 19:45\u201346 and John 2:13.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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John 5:14<\/div>\n
Jesus meets the healed man from Bethesda.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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John 5:19\u201330<\/div>\n
Teaching about the work of the Son.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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John 7:14\u201352<\/div>\n
Jesus teaches in the Temple during the feast.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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John 8:1\u201311<\/div>\n
The woman caught in adultery.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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John 8:12\u201321<\/div>\n
\u201cI am the light of the world.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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John 2:19\u201321<\/div>\n
\u201cDestroy this Temple and in three days I will raise it up.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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John 8:51\u201359<\/div>\n
Jesus and Abraham.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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John 10:22\u201339<\/div>\n
\u201cMy sheep hear my voice.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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John 11:45\u201353<\/div>\n
The plot against Jesus.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Matthew 21:23<\/div>\n
The authority of Jesus is questioned.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mark 12:41\u201344<\/div>\n
The widow\u2019s offering.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Matthew 24:1\u201325<\/div>\n
Prophecy of the ruin of the Temple.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Matthew 27:3\u201310<\/div>\n
Judas returns the thirty silver coins.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Matthew 27:52<\/div>\n
The veil of the Temple is torn in two.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Acts of the Apostles 3<\/div>\n
Healing of a lame man by Saint Peter.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Acts 21:15; 22; 23:22<\/div>\n
Paul in the Temple.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Galatians 4:26<\/div>\n
The Jerusalem above is free and is our mother.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n
\n\n04<\/span>
\nMount of Olives \u00b7 Gethsemane<\/strong>David, prophecy, the Passion and the Ascension<\/small><\/span>
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2 Samuel 15:30\u201332<\/div>\n
David leaves Jerusalem while fleeing from Absalom.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1 Kings 11:7\u20138<\/div>\n
Solomon builds high places for his foreign wives.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2 Kings 23:12\u201313<\/div>\n
Destruction of the altars by Josiah.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Ezekiel 11:23<\/div>\n
The glory of the Lord pauses on the mountain east of the city.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Zechariah 14:3\u20134<\/div>\n
The Lord comes to fight; the Mount of Olives appears in the prophecy.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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John 18:2<\/div>\n
Jesus often met his disciples there.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Matthew 21:1\u20136<\/div>\n
The Messiah enters Jerusalem; associated with Dominus Flevit and the Mount of Olives route.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Matthew 26:30\u201356<\/div>\n
The agony of Jesus in Gethsemane; see also Mark 14 and Luke 22.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Luke 24:50<\/div>\n
The Ascension of Jesus.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Acts 1:4\u201312<\/div>\n
The Ascension of Jesus and the apostles\u2019 return to Jerusalem.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mark 13:3<\/div>\n
Jesus speaks about the destruction of the Temple from the Mount of Olives.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Luke 22:39<\/div>\n
Jesus goes, as usual, to the Mount of Olives.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n
\n\n05<\/span>
\nPater Noster \u00b7 Grotto of the Teachings<\/strong>The Lord\u2019s Prayer<\/small><\/span>
\n\u2304<\/span>
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Matthew 6:7\u201313; Luke 11:1\u20134<\/div>\n
Our Father \u2014 the Lord\u2019s Prayer.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n
\n\n06<\/span>
\nVia Dolorosa \u00b7 Holy Sepulchre<\/strong>The mystery of salvation: Passion and Resurrection<\/small><\/span>
\n\u2304<\/span>
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The four Gospel accounts<\/div>\n
The Passion and Resurrection of Jesus, including Matthew 27:27\u201331; Mark 14:66\u201372; Luke 22:56\u201362; John 18:12\u201327.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n
\n\n07<\/span>
\nProbatic Pool \u00b7 St. Anne \u00b7 Bethesda<\/strong>The healing of the paralytic<\/small><\/span>
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John 5:1\u201318<\/div>\n
The healing of the paralytic man at Bethesda.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n
\n\n08<\/span>
\nSource of Gihon \u00b7 Fountain of the Virgin<\/strong>Solomon\u2019s anointing and Hezekiah\u2019s water system<\/small><\/span>
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1 Kings 1:28\u201355<\/div>\n
Solomon receives the royal anointing.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2 Chronicles 11:4\u20139<\/div>\n
Reference associated in the source document with entry into Jerusalem by the Canaanite canal; see also 2 Samuel 5:6\u201310.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2 Kings 20:20<\/div>\n
King Hezekiah digs a tunnel; see also 2 Chronicles 32:30 and Sirach 48:17.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n
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\nPool of Siloah \u00b7 End of Hezekiah\u2019s Tunnel<\/strong>Prophetic references and the healing of the man born blind<\/small><\/span>
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Isaiah 8:6<\/div>\n
Siloam and Euphrates.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Isaiah 7:3<\/div>\n
Isaiah is sent to Ahaz.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Isaiah 22:9<\/div>\n
Oracle concerning the city and its water.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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John 9<\/div>\n
The healing of the man born blind.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Luke 13:4\u20135<\/div>\n
The tower of Siloam.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n
\n\n10<\/span>
\nValley of Josaphat \u00b7 Kidron Valley<\/strong>Prophecy and the tombs of the prophets<\/small><\/span>
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Joel 4:2; Jeremiah 31\u201340<\/div>\n
The Lord will reign and judge in the Valley of Jehoshaphat\/Josaphat.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Matthew 23:29<\/div>\n
Jesus speaks of those who build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n
\n\n11<\/span>
\nMountain of Evil Counsel<\/strong>A reflection connected with the plot against Jesus<\/small><\/span>
\n\u2304<\/span>
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John 11:45\u201353<\/div>\n
\u201cIt is better for one man to die for the people than for the whole nation to perish\u201d \u2014 the council\u2019s plot against Jesus.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n
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\nMount Zion \u00b7 David\u2019s City<\/strong>The fortress of Zion, the Ark and the holy mountain<\/small><\/span>
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2 Samuel 5:7; 1 Chronicles 11:5<\/div>\n
\u201cCity of David\u201d \u2014 the fortress of Zion.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2 Samuel 6:10\u201312<\/div>\n
The Ark of God in the City of David.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Isaiah 8:18<\/div>\n
The Lord dwells on Mount Zion.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Isaiah 2:3<\/div>\n
The law will go out from Zion\/Jerusalem.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Jeremiah 31:12<\/div>\n
They come and sing for joy on the heights of Zion.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1 Maccabees<\/div>\n
Nicanor on Mount Zion.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n
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\nCenacle \u00b7 Last Supper Room<\/strong>Eucharist, the Last Supper, Resurrection appearances and Pentecost<\/small><\/span>
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Matthew 26:26\u201329<\/div>\n
Institution of the Holy Eucharist.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mark 14:22\u201325<\/div>\n
The Last Supper and Eucharist.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Luke 22:14\u201338<\/div>\n
The Last Supper and Eucharist.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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John 13\u201315<\/div>\n
Teachings of Jesus at the Last Supper.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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John 17<\/div>\n
Prayer for the unity of the disciples of Jesus.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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John 20:19\u201329<\/div>\n
Appearances to the disciples after the Resurrection.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1 Corinthians 11:23\u201325<\/div>\n
Institution of the Holy Eucharist.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Acts 1:12\u201326<\/div>\n
The community of the Apostles.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Acts 2:1\u20134<\/div>\n
The coming of the Holy Spirit \u2014 Pentecost.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n
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\nSt. Peter in Gallicantu \u00b7 Denial<\/strong>Peter\u2019s denial of Jesus<\/small><\/span>
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John 18:15\u201327<\/div>\n
Peter\u2019s denial; see also Matthew 26:69\u201375, Mark 14:66\u201372 and Luke 22:56\u201362.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n
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\nHakeldama \u00b7 Scandal<\/strong>Gehenna and the Potter\u2019s Field<\/small><\/span>
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Jeremiah 7:31\u201333<\/div>\n
Children offered as sacrifice; associated in the source with Gehenna and Mark 9:43.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Matthew 27:7\u201310<\/div>\n
The Potter\u2019s Field.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Acts 1:19<\/div>\n
The field known as Akeldama\/Hakeldama.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n
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\nEnrogel \u00b7 Fountain of Job<\/strong>At the junction of the Kidron and Gehenna valleys<\/small><\/span>
\n\u2304<\/span>
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2 Samuel 17:17\u201323<\/div>\n
David sends spies\/messengers during Absalom\u2019s revolt.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2 Samuel 18:1\u201318<\/div>\n
The revolt and death of Absalom.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/section>\n
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