Photos from the Site of Jesus’ Crucifixion
April 2, 2010 
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In honor of this blessed week, W2W Soul would like to share some photos taken from Hannah’s trip to the Holy Land. We would also like to wish you a Blessed Good Friday and a Happy and Holy Easter!
The church of the Holy Sepulcher - the site where the cross was raised and Jesus was crucified
Garden of Gethsemane (where Jesus prayed and was betrayed by Judas)
Golgotha (Rock of Calvary - where Jesus was crucified)
John 10:16-18: So the soldiers took charge of Jesus. Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha). Here they crucified him, and with him two others—one on each side and Jesus in the middle.
Rock of Agony - The rock where Jesus prayed and sweat blood in the Garden of Gethsemane
On Luke 22: 40-44: On reaching the place, he said to them, “Pray that you will not fall into temptation.” He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, knelt down and prayed, “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him. And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.
The Stone of Unction (of Anointing)
At the foot of Golgotha, is the stone of Unction or of Anointing. It is a polished red stone about six meters long and one meter wide. According to tradition, the body of Jesus was anointed and prepared here for burial.
John 19:41-42: At the place where Jesus was crucified, there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had ever been laid. Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.
Great Photos Hannah! I was having a rough day today – then I took a moment to reflect on the day that Jesus had over 2000 years ago. I am so humbled and grateful for the sacrifice that he made just for me.
Thanks for sharing the photos
Excellent photos, this is one thing that I love about the Bible, even as a child….the places that it speaks about are actual historical and real places, not made up by man or mystical, just real places that you can find on any map. thanks for sharing these photos, great for people like me who cannot afford to visit those places
A must see for everyone to enjoy those photos.. thank you Hannah. Jesus’s love captures my heart and soul over and over again. Praise his name!
Interestingly, these are ACTUALLY photos of the “traditional” places-since the “actual” places are unknown. In fact, the Rock of Agony, listed here as being in the Garden of Gethsemane- isn’t! Pretty nice photos, but your captions could be a bit better, or at least a bit more accurate.
Dear Bobby,
I appreciate your input. The Basilica of the Agony was built on the traditional site of the Garden of Gethsemane, it enshrines a section of bedrock (the Holy rock of agony) identified as the place where Jesus prayed alone in the garden on the night of his arrest.
http://www.jerusalempedia.com/Church_of_all_Nations.html
Pretty awesome! I’ve never seen anything like these before…I’ll have to add that to my list of places to visit! Thanks for sharing.
hello hannah,
fantastic, great job, wonderful! there are no words to say by seeing this photos… thank you very much
I do believe the Bible, but most of these “traditional” sites are a ploy. Christ would slap us all in the face for building such expensive gaudy buildings. Sorry to be so negative, but it is so sad to see catholic churches being built on top of what could have been original and undisturbed history. Its even more depressing considering many sites are falsely claimed, and then they charge you $$ to get in. It makes the catholic sect look like nothing more than a money making scheme. There are precious few things preserved in Israel that you can truly say this is ” so and so”. Even so, it’s worth the trip, but bring some salt…you’re gonna need it. (take it with a grain of salt joke)
When we bury someone we mark the spot to remember, could you find the graves or homes of your ancestors from 2,000 years ago? These churches were built to memorialize important events for christians of the time and for future generations. They also give glory to God similar to the temple built by the Jews. It has helped many pilgrims in their journey to draw closer to the Lord. I don’t see anything wrong with that.
Steve is absolutely right!! The “traditional” site bears no resemblance at all to reality, and is just a gaudy spectacle to stir emotions of the gullible. These sites were identified by the Mother of Constantine who obviously picked places arbitrarily (miraculously), and without knowledge of Scripture, and obviously not consulting the Jewish brethren in Jerusalem. There is nothing about those sites that will even come close to correlating with Scripture. In fact, the traditional site contradicts the most telling verse of Scripture. Unwittingly, Helena declared the Crucifixion to be on the exact opposite side of town where the event actually occurred. The burial site is also a farce.
The old Centurion pin points the Crucifixion site for us in the account of Matthew 27: 51-54. There he says that at the moment of Christ’s death, he and many others saw (a) through the doors of the Temple, (b) the curtain to the Holy of Holies being torn in two, and (c) the graves of the prophets opened. The only way to see into the Temple, and to see the open graves of the prophets would be from the Mount of Olives, just East of the Golden Gate, at an elevation high enough to see across the Jerusalem wall and over the Altar.
There is absolutely no way to see what the Centurion saw from the West side of town as tradition would have us believe. So….”tradition” is mostly a set of lies to serve a man made agenda rather than to validate the truth of Scripture. God Himself chose the Crucifixion site…. not the Jews…. not the Romans…. not the Catholics.
Very fascinating.!! And I believe such shrines, whether they were actually occupied by Jesus or not, give recognition and glory to God. Hannah thank you for sharing these awesome pictures. May God bless you and continue to show you more as you share with the rest of us. : )
Thank you so much Jeremy. I am in total agreement. Had the opportunity to visit the Vatican Splendors this weekend where I viewed many historical and famous art pieces. They all told the story of our faith. In those times, many people could not read and so the christian faith was communicated through art, sculptures, majestic buildings etc.
It is very impressive photos and needed for young believers, thank you very much for the organisers and this committee.
if you are having a bad day these images can let your day shine.i love these pictures and i am learning a lot from what happened in the ancient days!!. i didn’t know so much things until i came on this website. now my brain is full of info about jesus christ, our god.
Alyiana – agreed – the photos are amazing–there’s so much to learn! Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Looking forward to hearing more from you.
The Ark of the covenant is sitting just below this place. as when jesus died there was a earthquake and his blood some how made it to the bottom near the ark of coveanant. As the Holy of the holies were sprayed with animal scarificed blood. even jesus was sacrificed as per the laws or the torah ie first born and without any defects or broken bones. hope if we dig we will get the answer.
Thank you for your comment Peter, I did not know this, please share any more information you have on this topic.
It is one of Ron Wyatt’s theories, I wouldn’t bother much with it. The Arc is where it had been for centuries, in the Holy of Holies behind the trebble veil of the temple.
Forgot to say, fantastic photos