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  Encyclopedia: City gate
Haarlem is a city in the west of the Netherlands, capital of the North Holland province.
Sneek (Frisian Snits) is a municipality and a city in Fryslân in the northern Netherlands.
City Gate - Bieb il-Belt as it is known in Maltese is the main entrance to city of Valletta.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/City_gate   (1386 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Calvary
The Gospel of John is the fourth gospel in the sequence of the canon as printed in the New Testament, and scholars agree it was the fourth to be written.
The church is now within Jerusalem's Old City Walls, but the Holy Sepulchre was provably beyond them at the time in question.
Jerusalems Old-City walls and Tower of David Jerusalem Old-City by night Jerusalems Old City Walls encompass an area of barely 1 km².
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 ZION AND THE TWO JERUSALEMS
Jerusalem is so enmeshed in its myth that it is not even clear which came first, the real or the mythical city.
The latter is, in fact, similar to the common term of "the Eternal City" as referring to the heavenly Jerusalem, the opposite of "the Temporal City".
Jerusalem figures prominently in the three so-called "Abrahamic Religions" as the site for World Formation, Spiritual orientation, Sacrifice, Resurrection, the Last Judgement and the symbol for the final Redemption for all mankind (Werblowsky, 1973,1983; the paper was handed in the conference to fill all the essential material).
www.thehope.org /yrusalem2a.htm   (2499 words)

  
 ZION AND THE TWO JERUSALEMS
Jerusalem is the head and if many Israelis get used to the idea of local Arab councils in Jerusalem, they will come to regard mixed and Arab cantons in the entire country as natural.
Such a centrality of the walled and pedestrian-ruled inner city, which in turn contains the walled and open space of the Haram, which in turn contains the Dome of the Rock, is a clear recapitulation of the centrality of Jerusalem as expressed in the Talmud.
The primary function for the Old City which I see as appropriate in light of the entire discussion, is that this city shall become the center for religious and inter-faith studies - an ecumenical laboratory.
www.thehope.org /yrusalem2c.htm   (2706 words)

  
 Jerusalem: In Early Christianity - FARMS Papers
Christian concern with Jerusalem involves the ancient concept of the city as a shrine of preeminent holiness, marking the physical and spiritual center of the cosmos, the spot at which history began and at which it shall reach its apocalyptic consummation.
Jerusalem was treated as the legitimate spoils of Christian-Roman victory over the Jews, whose entire heritage accordingly—including the temple—passed intact into the hands of the Christians.
When Jerusalem was thrown open to the West in the 1830s by Mohammed Ali, European and American missionaries hastened to the spot with ambitious projects of converting the Jews with an eye to the fulfillment of prophecy in the ultimate restoration of the Holy City.
www.farmsresearch.com /display.php?table=transcripts&id=122   (9333 words)

  
 Jerusalem's Old City walls: Encyclopedia topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Those are the walls mentioned when talking about Jerusalem's walls, but there have been many different sets of walls surrounding Jerusalem.
The Bible (Bible: The sacred writings of the Christian religions) describes the city as heavily fortified with a strong city wall (city wall: more facts about this subject) but not much is known about it.
This area, which is now called The City of David, is located to south east of the current Old City Outside The Dung Gate.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/jerusalems_old_city_walls   (239 words)

  
 Two Jerusalems
The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
He measured the city with the rod and found it to be 1,400 miles in length, and as wide and high as it is long.
The wall was made of jasper, and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass.
www.egospel.org /two-jerusalems.htm   (1263 words)

  
 Festivals and Fairs in Israel
Acco possessed a promising backdrop a quaint fishing port and the medieval setting of mammoth arched stone walls dating from the Crusader period yet the citys image was lackluster.
While Cannes and Berlin bring together up to twenty thousand cinema professionals, the Jerusalem International Film Festival is a much smaller affair; with about 100 leading personalities from abroad, it is a forum that enables professionals and audiences from different cultures and perspectives to actually mingle and discuss cinema.
The Jerusalem International Judaica Fair was launched in 1986, a joint venture of an agency of the Jerusalem Municipality and the Israeli branch of Sothebys.
www.israel.org /MFA/History/Modern%20History/Israel%20at%2050/Festivals%20and%20Fairs%20in%20Israel   (5891 words)

  
 The Atlantean Symbolism Of The Egyptian Temple (Part II)
Baal Melkart, "the Lord of the City", was the alias and archetype of both Hercules and Atlas, the two deities commemorated by the twin pillars of the Phoenician temples.
This is the old Horus (Aroeris), the brother or alias of Osiris, in contrast to the new Horus (Harpocrates), the son (or renewed avatar) of Osiris.
This triple wall corresponds to the one of Atlantis, and is encountered in all such Hindu representations of Paradise.
www.atlan.org /articles/egyptian_temple2   (17124 words)

  
 Commentary Magazine - Building Jerusalem   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
In the alleys of the Jewish Quarter of the Old City it could almost be Herod's time, though not in the center of town, where new high-rise office and apartment buildings have punctured a series of holes in the city's once lowly skyline.
...Ask a Jerusalem Arab and he will reply with a shrug that one has to live, and that, in any case, the final disposition of the city is quite out of his hands and will be ultimately decided elsewhere -in Cairo, in Amman, in Washington, in Moscow, by the Israelis...
...No doubt, too, the decision to preserve the Old City area in toto was facilitated by the fact that it is relatively easy to isolate a walled enclave from its urban surroundings and to treat it as a problem in itself...
www.commentarymagazine.com /Summaries/V52I3P61-1.htm   (4940 words)

  
 Zechariah saw North and South - Historicist.com The Protestant Interpretation of Biblical Prophecy. The Historical ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
But earlier in Chapter 2:4 he reveals that in the end Jerusalem would be many towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein.
Jerusalem is a single city with 12 gates and walls and no cattle.
the old Jerusalem is the city of walls and gates in Palestine.
www.historicist.com /america/zechariah.htm   (315 words)

  
 New Jerusalem
And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs.
And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones.
philologos.org /bpr/files/n012.htm   (5278 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Knights of Malta
The history of the Hospitallers of Jerusalem is involved in that of the Latin Kingdom of the same name, with which the order was associated in prosperity and adversity.
The Turks has already taken possession of a part of the island, destroying nearly the whole of the old city, slaying half the knights and almost 8000 soldiers, when Malta was delivered by an army of relief from Spain.
The walls of the convent are adorned with portraits of the knights, and the archives are rich in records of the order.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/07477a.htm   (3203 words)

  
 The life and writings of Rev Dr Bob Thompson. Travel Talks
What archaeology has recovered of their dream cities at Susa and Persepolis may be seen in the Teheran museum, but their immortality for us was in the fact that they briefly figured in the return of the Jews from Exile long ago.
The wall this side of the gate is as old as any in Jerusalem and follows a line that may go back to Solomon’s time from the ”tower of David” at the gate to “tomb of David” at my end.
One other wall of interest, but inside the city, is the west wall of the temple area, which has become the centre of Jewish devotion since they captured the whole city.
www.pandora.co.nz /travel.htm   (12117 words)

  
 ak-extra/travel: Israel
To get a first impression of Jerusalems old town, there hardly is a better way than having a walk on the city wall of Jerusalem.
In their present form the wall was erected in 1537 by Sultane Suleiman the Gorgeous.
While walking along the small path on the wall and ascending and descending the steep stairs one automatically finds himeself asking how the ancient defenders with their full armaments were able to fight here.
www.kiriazis.de /reise/israel/pages_en/is_je_en.htm   (397 words)

  
 wfn.org | Latin Catholic Commission Calls for End to Israeli Occupation
Contact: Justice and Peace Commission, Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center Box 20459, Jerusalem Telephone and Fax: 972.2.628.7719 Email: justpax@netvision.net.il JERUSALEM, March 26, 2002--The internationally staffed, but Jerusalem-based Latin Catholic Justice and Peace Commission has issued Easter greetings that are both grim in detail and theologically hopeful.
The offices of the Commission are located just outside the ancient walls of Jerusalem's Old City, in the historic Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center.
Their Easter 2002 message, issued here this week, reflects on the experiences of Jews and Muslims as well as Christians who live in both Israel and Palestine.
www.wfn.org /2002/03/msg00260.html   (780 words)

  
 The Black Flag Cafe :: View topic - travel to israel
Justice is a knee in the gut from the floor on the chin at night sneaky with a knife brought up down on the magazine of a battleship sandbagged underhanded in the dark without a word of warning.
jerusalem was beautiful (lutheran hostel was a good rec.) and it was cool to walk through the cobblestone streets in the early morning..
You can also go under the old city, the enterance is to the left of Damascus gate if I am not mistaken.
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 Gates in Jerusalem's Old City Walls: Encyclopedia topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
There are eight (nine) gates in Jerusalem's Old City Walls (Jerusalem's Old City Walls: more facts about this subject).
The Golden Gate (The Golden Gate: the golden gate is the oldest of the current gates in jerusalems old city walls....
See also: Jerusalem's Old City Walls (Jerusalem's Old City Walls: more facts about this subject), Jerusalem's Old City, City gate (City gate: city gate is the tallest building in the middle east and is located in ramat-gan, israel...
www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/gates_in_jerusalems_old_city_walls   (347 words)

  
 BGreek: Re: "Jerusalems" of John 1:19   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Hebrew name for Jerusalem which happens to be a dual - yeruûalayim.
the old city within the walls, but also an area outside as well.
Jerusalem was considered a singular word, not a dual word.
www.ibiblio.org /bgreek/test-archives/html4/1998-03/23912.html   (535 words)

  
 Book Reservations at Hotel Motel and Resort Chains in Jerusalem, Israel
Hotel Seven Arches Jerusalem Is Situated On Top Of Mount Of Olives Across From The Old City Of Jerusalem With The Backdrop Of The Hills Of Bethlehem Surrounded By Large Green Garden.
Situated at the crossroads of the new and old cities of Jerusalem, close to the old city's Jaffa Gate, facing David's citadel and Mount Zion.
Hotel seven arches jerusalem is situated on top of mount olivesAcross from the old city of jerusalem with the backdrop of theHills of bethlehem surrounded by large green garden.
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 Women in Green - What We Say
The attack that killed a 4 year old boy, Afik Zehavi, outside his kindergarten in the Southern Israeli city of Sderot, and seriously wounded his mother, was hardly the first time Arab terrorists had fired rockets at Israeli communities.
The Walk around the Walls of the Old City should be widely publicized, on radio, television, and in the newspapers throughout the world.
They first requested a permit from the Jerusalem Police in 1994 to allow the march, but were turned down on the grounds that such a march through eastern Jerusalem would constitute a provocation.
www.womeningreen.org /sayjuly04.htm   (18235 words)

  
 Jerusalem, Israel Hotel Information, Rate Comparison: Direct Prices, Discounters, Consolidators (JRS/deluxe)
overlooking the ancient walls of the old city, the historical david citadel and tower and jaffa gate
the only five star hotel to offer a unique jerusalem experience situated in the heart of the city within walking distance of both the commercial centre and the stunning old city of jerusalem.hotel boasts a warm friendly atmosphere with professional experienced staff.
the hotel is at the crossroads of the ageless city and its modern counterpart.
www.hotels-shopper.com /IL/JRS.html   (1702 words)

  
 HotelLocators.com-The David Citadel Hotel Property Information
Rooms are highly requested owing to the spectacular view of the Old City seen from the balcony.
All Junior suites area overlooking the walls and the rooftops of the Old City and Mount Zion.
Overlooking the surrounding areas of Jerusalems new city..the Mini Suite has 1 King size bed or Twin bed..opening windows..spacious bathroom..oversized towels..bathrobes.100PCT cotton bed linen by -Frette-..2 telephone lines..2 TV sets /one opposite the bed..the other at the sitting area/..alarm clock..hairdryer..
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 Old City
fter the old city was recaptured from the Arabs in 1967 and the rebuilding began, many interesting discoveries were made.
No one seemed to know where the northern wall of the city once stood.
The wall is about 23 feet wide and only about 10 feel tall.
www.campsci.com /iguide/old_city.htm   (629 words)

  
 Kotel - The Western Wall, Jerusalem Wailing Wall - Full Screen QTVR movie week 25 Panoramas.dk
On June 7 1967 only 2 days after the start of the Six Day War Israeli Paratroopers entered the Old City of Jerusalem and the first place they searched for was the Kotel - in most European countries known as the Wailing Wall.
In Jewish history this place is the most holy place just as the the Church of the Holy Sepulcher only a few hundred meters from it is the most holy place in Christianity.And also behind the wall a few hundred meters away is the Al Aqsa Mosque.
The Kotel also has an inside area which is entered in the left corner of the wall.
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 Catherine Jennings, Jerusalem Statement.html   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Among the works painted with gouache are The Golden Gate, Inside the Old City Walls, and
As a living, pulsing city whose history is layered with multifaceted, often half-hidden webs of traditions, ideals, longings, and dreams, Jerusalem is an ideal subject for my paintings.
In the light and dust, the foreboding semi-empty streets echo phantom shadows of past Jerusalems, often feeling as tangible as the legendary golden stone itself.
www.csuchico.edu /~cjenning/statement_jm.html   (254 words)

  
 Jenseits der Mauern: Kirchen Jerusalems, Beyond the Walls: Churches of Jerusalem, Aviva Bar-Am
Jenseits der Mauern: Kirchen Jerusalems, Beyond the Walls: Churches of Jerusalem, Aviva Bar-Am Beyond the Walls: Churches of Jerusalem
Behind the iron gates and stone walls of the Holy City's historic churches are fascinating tales just waiting to be told.
Beyond the Walls: Churches of Jerusalem takes you into the heart and soul of 30 Jerusalem churches and reveals hitherto unknown secrets.
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 David Citadel Hotel, The in Jerusalem, Israel
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 Hotel information
Description: For the visitor to Jerusalem, nothing could be better than a luxury hotel in a superb location, within walking distance of the Old City and the Western Wall, the heart of the new city and the pedestrian mall.
The Dan Pearl, the latest jewel in the crown of the veteran Dan Hotels chain, links the exotic with the modern, entertainment with sightseeing, business with pleasure.
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