10) IMPORTANT PLACES

Bethlehem

Located in the south near the Dead Sea in Judea.

Galilee

Located in northern Israel, west of the sea of Galilee. Contains Nazareth.

Garden of Gethsemane

Place where Jesus underwent the Agony of the Garden and was arrested. Jesus was betrayed by Judas here.

Golgotha (The place of the Skull)

Place where Jesus was crucified.

Jerusalem

Located north of Bethlehem in Judea

Judea

The area around Jerusalem, Jerich, and Bethlehem. In southern part of Israel west of the Dead Sea.

Mount of Olives

Place where Jesus ascended into Heaven. The Garden of Gethsemane lies at the foot of the Mount of Olives

Nazareth

Located in Northern Israel in Galilee near the sea of Galilee.