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Bethany
al-Eizariya, West Bank
Jesus lodges here each night with Mary, Martha and Lazarus.
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Walk the sites of ancient Jerusalem — the Temple courts, the Mount of Olives, Gethsemane, Golgotha and the road to Emmaus — in the order of Jesus' last week. (c. AD 30)
Why the geography matters
The final week unfolds within a compact landscape of ridges, gates, courts, gardens and roads outside Jerusalem.
Matthew 21–28; Luke 19–24 · Jesus, Mary, Martha, Lazarus
9 stops · about 29 km along the drawn route
The Temple courts · Luke 19:45 · 3 km
Monday
The tables of the money-changers overturned; days of public teaching.
Pool of Bethesda · John 5:2 · 3 km
One of the city pools where Jesus had earlier healed on the sabbath.
Pool of Siloam · John 9:7 · 5 km
Where the man born blind washed and came back seeing.
The Upper Room · Luke 22:12 · 5 km
Thursday
The last supper, the washing of feet, the new commandment.
Gethsemane · Matthew 26:36 · 7 km
Thursday night
Prayer, sweat like blood, and the arrest by torchlight.