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Even though present-day society has been transformed by science, and time has
wrought many changes upon the land of Palestine, there are still many things about the
Holy Land which remind us of Jesus' day. It was while in Jerusalem last summer that I
received the request to write this article for teachers, and as I looked out upon the city I
pondered with a renewed interest the subject I was to discuss. I could see Mount Moriah—
the site of the temple in ancient times. To the east was the Mount of Olives, with the
Kidron Valley (sometimes called Cedron, and known also as the valley of Jehoshaphat)
lying between. On the west side of the Mount of Olives lay the garden of Gethsemane;
and on the east, the village of Bethany, the home of Lazarus. These and other landmarks
were familiar to Jesus.