Then we walked down to the Garden of Gethsemane passing the large burial grounds along the hill. In a not so far distance was the Kidron Valley. We first came to a display of items found in first century graves near the site, and then went into the Church of Dominus Flevit where Jesus cried over Jerusalem (Luke 19:14). The church is in the shape of a teardrop. Inside the church, the altar is in front of a large window that over looks the Old City of Jerusalem, from this vantage point we also saw the Golden Gate and the Temple Mount also known as Mount Moriah (the Gold Domed building everyone is so familiar with). This is the location where Abraham was about to sacrifice his son Isaac, and also the location Muslims believe Muhammad ascended to heaven. Outside the church we had a magnificant view of the Russian Orthodox Church of St. Mary Magdalene with its beautiful seven gold domes. We continued walking into the Garden of Gethsemane where we saw six Olive trees that are over 2,500 years old (carbon 14 testing was done) that were present during the agony of Jesus. We then went into the Basilica of the Agony also called the (Church of All Nations). Here we celebrated mass around the rock where Jesus prayed during his agony in the garden. This church is known as the Church of All Nations because of the generous gifts from people of all the nations. We saw the seal of the United States of America on the ceiling on the right hand side when you first entered the church. After the mass, our guide pointed out the Golden Gate of the old city walls of Jerusalem. This gate was sealed over by the Islamic rulers many years ago and remains sealed. Tradition has it that this will be the place of judgment at the end of times. We then went to the Grotto of the Apostles which consists of a cave where Jesus’ apostles waited during his agony. Tradition holds that he sweats blood here.