The Garden Tomb

In a site just a few blocks from the Damascus Gate just outside the Old City is another place regarded as the crucifixion and burial site for Jesus. Discovered within the last 150 years this location is a pilgrimage destination for Christians worldwide. The rock cliff overlooking a bustling bus station looks remarkably like a skull. Excavations later revealed the existence of a garden and tomb of a rich man from the first century in Jesus’ time. Was it here or there? It doesn’t matter, really. For a sign on the door to the empty tomb says it. “He is not here. He is risen.”