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Cenacle is the traditional Latin term for the Upper Room, or the site of The Last Supper. This word is a derivative of the Latin word “cena,” which means dinner.
It allegedly lies in the second floor of a building on Mount Zion, in Jerusalem, just outside the Dormition Church behind the Franciscan house on Sion, and south of the Zion Gate in the Old City walls. In the basement of the building is King David’s Tomb.
The Cenacle is divided by three pillars into three naves. The pillars and the arches, windows and other Gothic style architectural elements, a clear indication the room was built by the Crusaders in the early 13th century, on top of a much older structure. The older structure, according to the archaeological research, was the church-synagogue of the early Christian community of Jerusalem.
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June 22nd, 2007
References to the city of Jerusalem appear throughout the entire Hebrew and Messianic Scriptures. Through the ages it has been called by many names: Salem, Mount Moriah, Adonai Urah, Jebus, Jerusalem, Zion, the City of David, and Ariel (Lion of God). God has declared that this is the place He will establish His Name and will dwell there forever (1 Kings 9:3).
The Scriptural history of Jerusalem begins when Abraham meets “Melek Tzedek”, king of Salem - around 2110 BC/BCE (Genesis 14:17-20). This is following Abraham’s defeat of Chedorlaomer after he had captured Abraham’s nephew, Lot. A peculiar aspect of this meeting is that Abraham had bread and wine with “Melek Tzedek” and then gave him a tenth of all he had. The Scriptures reveal that “Melek Tzedek” is a priest of the God Most High.
Several years later (approx. 2082 BC/BCE), following a command from God, Abraham took Isaac, his only begotten son, to Mount Moriah in order to offer him as a sacrifice to the Lord (Genesis 22:1-18). Abraham believed God would raise Isaac from the dead (Hebrews 11:17-19). As he was about to kill Isaac, the Lord intervened and supernaturally provided a sacrifice in the place of Isaac. Abraham called that place of sacrifice, “The Place Where God Will Be Seen” (Genesis 22:14). This is usually wrongfully interpreted as “The Lord Will Provide” or “The Lord Who Provides” since God provided a sacrifice in place of Isaac. However, the Hebrew word no Hebrew fonts means “will be seen” (future tense). By this we can see that the Lord had already chosen Jerusalem as the place where He would establish Himself.
Around 1405 BC/BCE, “The sons of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it” (Judges 1:8). It was the dividing line between Judah and Benjamin, on Benjamin’s side. It is said that the sons of Benjamin could not drive out the Jebusites so they lived together (Judges 1:21).
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February 9th, 2007
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Tiberias is the largest city around the Sea of Galilee. Located on its western shore, its location produces a breathtaking view of the entire Sea of Galilee; its shores and mountains surround it.Tiberias was named after the Roman emperor Tiberius who ruled from 14-37 AD. It was a gift by Antipas the son of King Herod.
The surroundings of Tiberias were well populated throughout the centuries, and it was the center of a large fishing industry, it’s lake waters remarkably rich in fish. Numerous trade routes\ intersected at the lake (Kinnereth). Of all ancient towns that flourished on its shores only Tiberias still exists today.
Where the Jordan River leaves the Sea of Galilee is the site where tradition claims that John baptized Jesus. Many Christian pilgrims annually visit this holy site to be baptized. The Gospels tell of many episodes having happened there, including the meeting of James, John and Simon, the miraculous Draft of Fish, the Multiplication of the Loaves and the Walking on the Waters.
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September 6th, 2006
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A town in southern Galilee about 15 miles southwest of the Sea of Galilee (kineret) and twenty miles from the Mediterranean westward in the basin of the hills of the lower Galilee.
In Biblical time Nazareth was a small agricultural town settled by few dozen families. The town is not mentioned once in the Old Testament, an insignificant village, too small to be noted in the list of settlements of the tribe of Zebulon (Joshua 19:10-16). Nazareth is not included in the 45 cities of the Galilee that mentioned by Josephus the historian and its name is missing from the 63 towns of Galilee mentioned in the Talmud. It was not expected to have a prophet, a king, or priest to ever come out of Nazareth. This prompted the response of Nathaniel in John 1:46 “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Nazareth was isolated in ancient times because no trade routes ran through the city therefore had no economical value.
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September 6th, 2006
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Bethlehem (House of Bread - House of Lahmu) is located about 10 Kilometers (6 miles) southwest of Jerusalem by the hill country of Judea on the way to Hebron. It is first mentioned in the Armana letters fourteen centuries BCE.
Bethlehem is sacred to all three religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Bethlehem plays a significant part in the Old Testament, in the history of the Israelites, both before they entered Egypt and slavery, and after the Exodus. It appears in the Old Testament as Ephrat, where Rachel the beloved matriarch of the Jewish People, the favorite wife of Jacob, died during childbirth. The Tomb of Rachel, is a pilgrimage place for Jews and Muslims alike. Among other Biblical mentions and Holy Sites in Bethlehem: Rachel’s tomb, Naomi and Ruth, Samuel anoints King David and the well from which David’s warriors brought him waters. In the bible it is called “Bethlehem of Judah” (belonging to the tribe of Judah), to distinguish it from the other Bethlehem, which was in the North in the territory of the Zebulon.
Christian tradition, perhaps as early as the second century CE, identified a cave as the site of Jesus’ birth. About 338 CE Constantine, the Roman emperor and his mother, Helena, built a church over the grotto and In 527 Justinian the Emperor of the Byzantine Empire resettled in Bethlehem, his reign was one of great prosperity and expansion of churches. The site of the Nativity is a central pilgrimage destination for Christians from all over the world.
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September 6th, 2006
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Jerusalem is a religious center sacred to all three monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Religious pilgrims from all nations continue to congregate in the Holy City and millions of people flow through the gates of Jerusalem each year.
References to the city of Jerusalem appear throughout the entire Scriptures.
The Scriptural history of Jerusalem (known then as “Salem”), begins when Abraham meets “Melchizedek” (King of Justice) about 2000 BC.Through the ages it has been called by many names: Urusalim, Salem, Mount Moriah, Adonai Urah, Jebus, Jerusalem, Zion, the City of David, Ariel (Lion of God) God has declared that this is the place He will establish His Name and will dwell there forever.David conquered Jerusalem by defeating the Jebusites in 1052 BCE Chronicles 1 11:4-9), nearly 3000 years ago.
In history, No other city has been beloved and fought over as Jerusalem.
After David’s death, Solomon (in 1015 BC/BCE) began to “build a house for the Name of the Lord” (Chronicles 2 2:1). It took seven years and 183,300 men to build it (Kings 1- 5:13-16; 6:38). It measured nearly 90 feet in length, 30 feet in width and 45 feet in height (1 Kings 6:2). The Holy Of Holies occupied one-third of the interior space, and the Holy Place, two-thirds. The complete details are described in Kings 1 - 6 & 7. When it was completed, the Glory of God filled the Temple (Chronicles 2 7:1).
Israel was divided after Solomon’s death (979 BCE). The kingdom of Israel was in the north, while Judah was in the south.
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September 6th, 2006
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Jesus Christ ruling figure of Christianity, born in Bethlehem, to a peasant family between eight BC and four AD. We know very little about Jesus’ life, the first record of his life was written some forty years after his death. For many: a Savior, a healer, a prophet, and a teacher, whose life and teachings formed the foundation of Christianity. Christians regard Jesus as the incarnate Son of God, and as having been divinely conceived by Mary the wife of Joseph - a carpenter from Nazareth. The main sources of information concerning Jesus??? life are the Gospels, written in the latter half of the first century. Today, scholars generally agree that Jesus was a historical figure verified both by Christian writers and by several Roman and Jewish historians.
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September 6th, 2006
