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The Undiscovered Gate Beneath Jerusalem’s Golden Gate. By James Fleming. The sky was clear and blue that spring day in April 1969. The early morning sun glanced off the mauve-colored Mount of Olives. Tiny wild flowers dotted the hillside. The air was fresh and fragrant after an unusually heavy rain the night before.
Shortly before His crucifixion, Jesus mounted a donkey at Bethphage on the Mount of Olives and rode toward the Temple (Mt. 21:1–5). Amid shouts of Hosannas from the people, Jesus presented Himself as their Messiah-King. It is probable He rode through the Eastern Gate.
May 8, 2013 · The Mishnah said that the priest that was consecrated to burn the Red Heifer would leave the Temple Mount with the Heifer and go through the eastern gate to the Mount of Olives. The problem of the identification of the eastern gate lies in two passages, in Mishnah Parah 3.9 and 4.2.
'Golden Gate') is the only eastern gate of the Temple Mount, and one of only two Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem that used to offer access into the city from the East side. The gate has been sealed since 1541, the most recent of several sealings.
History of the Gate. The Old City of Jerusalem is surrounded by a large wall which has eight major gates. The Eastern Gate, facing the Mount of Olives, is unique, as it is sealed shut. It is reputed to be the oldest gate of the Old City with times of construction varying from 520 A.D. (the 6th century) or in subsequent years amid the 7th ...
Jesus’ triumphal entry into the Holy City on Palm Sunday was probably through Jerusalem’s eastern gate. As all four Gospels tell us, he descended from the Mount of Olives east of the city accompanied by crowds who spread their garments before him and greeted him with palm fronds ( Matthew 21:8; Mark 11:8; Luke 19:36; John 12:12–13 ).
Apr 24, 2024 · Mount of Olives, multi-summit limestone ridge just east of the Old City of Jerusalem and separated from it by the Kidron Valley. Frequently mentioned in the Bible and later religious literature, it is holy to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
