Tabor: the “Holy Mountain”

Tabor: the “Holy Mountain”

A public bus rides from the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem to a neighborhood called al-Tur located at the summit of the Mount of Olives, also known as Jabal al-Tur. It is with this term that the Samaritans of Mount Gerizim, the Arabs of the villages at the foot of Mount...
The City of David

The City of David

After Saul’s death, the elders of Judah proclaimed David king in Hebron, and subsequently, the northern tribes also recognized him as king of Israel. The second book of Samuel describes the capture of the city of Jerusalem by David’s troops: “Then the king...
King David

King David

 Scripture presents David as a man of passionate character, brave and daring, with unwavering loyalty to King Saul, the Lord’s Anointed, despite the trials he had to endure. This rich human personality is inseparable from his exceptional religious sentiment: his...
Saint Anne: Three Churches, One Tradition

Saint Anne: Three Churches, One Tradition

In the Old City of Jerusalem, there is a street called, in Arabic, the street of the Virgin Mary. It passes through the Lion’s Gate, also called, in Arabic, “Gate of the Virgin Mary.” If the street and the gate are named so, it is probably because...
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