Bible Holy Lands in Photos, Scripture, and Commentary

See and learn about the Holy Lands of the Bible. New sites will be added every week. See the famous and off the beaten track sites referenced in the Bible.

Tag: Mount Zion

  • King David’s Tomb

    Dennis

    Today King David’s Tomb is located on Mount Zion in Jerusalem/the City of David. The current location has been marked since 1172 AD by the Crusaders. However, they based this location on earlier Byzantine references (324 to 640 AD). Archaeologists have discovered a 2nd Temple era synagogue floor (37 BC to 70 AD) under the… Read more

  • The Last Supper in the Upper Room

    Dennis

    On Thursday night (beginning of Friday by the Jewish reckoning) of Holy Week, “Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed. And he sent Peter and John , saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat. …[in] a large upper room furnished.” Luke 22: 7-8, 12. Toward… Read more