JERUSALEM | One Day in the Incredible Old City

Wandering through the fascinating maze of ancient streets in Jerusalem's historic Old City. Here's my video tour of the Old City filmed in 2018: • A Tour of the Incredib...
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[@donnaleecriss8692]

When I visited Jerusalem a few years ago, for a few shekels, you could walk on the rampart around the old city. You could look down into the city, yards, schools shops. A highlight of the day

[@johnorscher6986]

I'm ready for another visit to Jerusalem. Another good video to encourage my travels👍. Thanks Gabriel

[@truthteller5531]

The Dome if the Rock view is amazing

[@NowInIwoN]

Cool to see the military guy flash the peace symbol Thanks for filming this and doing your thing. Oneness

[@HiKasandra]

Rewatching this again and think I will have to make it to Jerusalem someday! ~~

[@19bendunk]

Gabriel can't handle stoping near some good looking sandals 😁 4:50

[@fromthethrone]

I was there in 2015 and it still looks amazing.

[@Benjamin-to2zq]

FYI, the second temple was destroyed in 70 AD, not BC... Just a quick correction. I love your channel and these videos.

[@gaiaswildone]

Hi Gabriel last time I saw one of your videos you were talking to Teal Swan some years back. Today you just appeared on my feed. Great to see what you've been up to. Keep up the great work

[@fromthethrone]

Great work, thank you so much, very informative about wimen in army 2 years.

[@ghtcastagne]

Congratulations Gabriel, super interesting video.

[@julies2646]

Hi Gabriel, get your sandals wet when you go on a beach and they wear in quicker and not so painful when you are wearing in. Football players put new boots on in the bath then wear them in.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Great tip. 👍

[@soumyadeeplovestoexplore6631]

Marvellous coverage, thank you for letting us to know about the history.

[@lovelyfish8053]

Thank you for your lovely video,,,but still I don’t know how you can walk a very long way without proper shoes .

[@clarkmadrosen1780]

Find some saddle soap in Greece. That will soften up the leather on your new sandals. ! 🤞🤞

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Thanks for the tip. ✌

[@clarkmadrosen1780]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos hope it helps. relax and enjoy Greece..🇬🇷

[@GertvanEmmenis]

As a rule I like your videos. However your Greece videos are the best and my favourite

[@therealdeal26]

.."the honking" ..lol yes alot better sounds!!

[@dee74raz]

I wondered Gabriel have you ever thought of paying a video editor for upcoming videos which would have less stress than editing videos yourself? For example Wolters World and Drew Binsky pay video editors for them to edit their videos to reduce the stress and hassle.

[@michaelgarcia6400]

They have day jobs

[@dee74raz]

@@michaelgarcia6400 Drew Binsky is a full time KZbinr

[@michaelgarcia6400]

@@dee74raz Oh. My mistake. But the host of Walters world is a college professor

[@dee74raz]

@@michaelgarcia6400 That’s correct Wolters World guy is a college professor. But when he started out he had to edit his videos, but after gaining over half a million followers he decided to use a video editor to do his editing. It made his life easier

[@michaelgarcia6400]

@@dee74raz Gabriel is obviously a frugal guy who travels constantly and lives a very different lifestyle than the other two , as I’m sure you know. Spending on editing may not be something he can afford.

[@markclayton626]

What a brilliant fascinating video, thank you Gabriel for making and sharing. 🙏👍

[@kaes7041]

I am German, and I deplore deeply the pain (the word being much to weak to describe the reality) the generation of my grandparents and the nationalsocialist regime have caused first to the Jews of Europe and thereafter to the Palestinians. I fully understand the need of the Jews/Israelis for a safe homeland and I also understand the grief of the Palestinians to be driven of the land they inhabited for centuries. The Shoa and the Nakba are fruits of the same horrible tree of sadness. I think Germany got off way to easy after the second world war and I still think we should be called to responsibility to solve the problems we after all have caused. It is not fair that we do live as one of the wealthiest nations in the world and Palestinians are being pushed to live in those conditions.

[@abcxyz8787]

It's not only the Germans who are "responsible" for Israel and the Zionist movement. It's the pogroms in Russia and Ukraine, the massacres and persecutions of Jews for 2000 years throughout Europe or the non violent yet crushing antisemitism and discrimination against Jews like in the Dreyfus affair in France, which put the Idea in Herzl's head that the only solution for the Jews is a homeland of their own. There should be a distinction though between the Nakba and the state of the Palestinians today which in my opinion is 100% their own doing. It's their own doing because the Palestinians are not willing to reach a peaceful compromise over the land. They started the wars and continue to fight Israel and their suffering is the direct result of that. The roadblocks, the security wall, checkpoints etc., all of these could have been avoided had they agreed to live peacefully alongside Israel instead of trying to destroy it. Also the gap between the standard of living of the Israelis compared to that of the Palestinians is a result of the Israelis' focus on life, creation, development and care for their fellow citizens. That's why there's a democracy in Israel and there isn't in the Palestinian territories. There's also a gap between the Israeli economy an all other Arab countries. It's because the populations are different and not because the Israelis oppress the Palestinians and prevent them from building a more decent lives for themselves.

[@kaes7041]

@@abcxyz8787 All this hatred makes me so sad and hopeless. The transgenerational trauma we inherit from our parents and grandparents which causes new trauma that is being passed on and on and on. Why can´t humanity pull the brakes and concentrate on healing and repairing the damage that was done instead of just reproducing the violence we suffered. Violence and hatred are so toxic. Maybe they feel like a quick relief but on a deeper level they keep on poisoning our own lifes, our future and our families. But I am afraid those things accompany mankind since we were living in caves or since Cain slaughtered Abel.

[@abcxyz8787]

@@kaes7041 I agree with you that the situation is bad. I sympathize with the Palestinians and I think that we Jews have made mistakes but I think that many times the Palestinians just lie about what happened and what's happening. Hatred and violence towards the Arabs was never a part of Zionism. No one hated the Arabs and no one advocated to take their lands by force or kill them. The Zionist project was all about buying lands and settling and developing the land. The violence started from the Arabs' side who felt that the Jews take over the land. Not by force, but with money and numbers and development. So the Arabs chose war. They thought at the time (in 1948 and before that) that they had a chance of getting rid of the Jews by force because they outnumbered the Jews and had help from Arabs around the middle east, but they lost. The Nakba was a result of that war and a result of the Jews fear that by leaving many hostile Arabs in the territory of the Jewish state, they will create a security threat. Many Arabs also fled out of fear without being forced out. The Palestinians were no saints. They murdered or chased out every single Jew in the territories they conquered. Israel actually let many Palestinians stay in its territory and they are now equal citizens of Israel and have a better standard of living than Arabs who live under Palestinian rule or under any other Arab rule actually. I sympathize with the Palestinians because if the Zionist movement hadn't been founded, the Brits would have probably given the land to the Arabs. I don't know if there would have been a Palestinians state, probably not. probably the land would have been split between Jordan, Egypt and Syria. But it would have been part of an Arab country. But on the other hand there are the Jews who no one cared about and no one treated fairly and equally and it's the non Jewish world who is responsible for pushing the Jews to a corner where they saw no other solution to their problems other than trying to establish a Jewish state in the land of their forefathers.

[@kaes7041]

@@abcxyz8787 The Jewish people is special.Whether it is that they are really chosen by god or whether it is their emphasis on education and study or the historic circumstances they experienced or any combination of the above no one will ever know for sure. But they produced so many men and women of such extraordinary intellectual capacity from Albert Einstein to all the great philosophers to Erich Mühsam to name just a few, that I am confident they will find a way in the end. I just sometimes have the feeling they project some of the pain and humiliation they had to experience in the holocaust on the Palestinians instead of blaming the real predators because it is less painful maybe? But I admit I am not in the position to give advice on this delicate subject. Anyway, I am glad the Jewish people is thriving despite all its historic enemies and you can be so proud of what you achieved by the strength and resilience of the Jewish nation all by themselves. Our loss that we don´t have you among us in Europe anymore.

[@abcxyz8787]

@@kaes7041 My last comment was censored and I don't feel like writing it again. I'll just write that Israelis have suffered a lot of violence at the hand of the Palestinians and that's the main reason why some Israelis don't trust the Palestinians and don't like them very much. Germany seems to be to doing quite well without having many Jews in it, so I guess you don't lose a lot for not having a lot of Jews in Germany today.

[@luisT51]

Try to go to the Dead Sea…..great place 👍

[@HappySlappii]

I think those are the walls where Brian wrote in paint "Romans go home!".

[@donpietro9040]

Thx ! Great video 👏👍

[@ArchieTheCat20]

Hi I love your video may I ask you about King Baldwin 4 grave. Is it still in sepulchre church or not ? thank you sir 🙏

[@Mikes_Travels]

Another great video, thank you. I have really enjoyed following your travels so far this year. Enjoy your break and recharge on the Greek islands

[@mrtomcruise5192]

I think you camera work has improved in last couple days. Still a bit shaking.

[@Maxwel-zl3cj]

I want to see the house of prayers in Jerusalem.

[@JustSayitforGodSake]

Altought shooting video would be problematic, going to Mea She'arim would have been a good experience for you.

[@datingandlifeadvicechannel7534]

Why are you saying that it’s not really allowed to film there you are a jerk

[@susiejakes3019]

This is the only country that you did not show us your lunch, dinner or even a drink. I like to see the food of places that you visit and the price of meals there. You could have had Latkes, Knish, even Falafel and Shawarmas, the last two dishes I saw listed outside a restaurant that you passed. You showed no food in Tel Aviv or Jerusalem. Why?

[@lala-ct9ir]

Tel Aviv has amazing food, which makes it even more of a pity.

[@qwer12345table]

Any plans for Africa adventure?

[@JayD2006]

At 20:21, what's the gate name?

[@salRL-eb3zc]

Dung ashpoth gate

[@rerunplaya532]

27:56 Ram in the bush. When Isaac was going to sacrifice his son God sent a Ram in the bush. Gen 22:13-14. When you said it did not look good with someone about to get head chopped.

[@biomanization]

Abraham was ready to sacrifice his son Isaac, but stopped by an Angel. The ram was sacrificed instead, and Isaac suffered PTSD

[@nomicucce987]

💙

[@thamer646]

10:56 it’s not a shrine and it’s not the oldest mosque in Islamic history we have here in Saudi Arabia many mosques older then that mosque

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

"The Dome of the Rock (Arabic: قبة الصخرة, romanized: Qubbat aṣ-Ṣakhra Hebrew: כיפת הסלע, romanized: Kipat Ha-Sela) is an Islamic shrine located on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem, a site also known to Muslims as the al-Haram al-Sharif or the Al-Aqsa Compound. Its initial construction was undertaken by the Umayyad Caliphate on the orders of Abd al-Malik during the Second Fitna in 691-692 CE, and it has since been situated on top of the site of the Second Jewish Temple (built in c. 516 BCE to replace the destroyed Solomon's Temple), which was destroyed by the Romans in 70 CE. The original dome collapsed in 1015 and was rebuilt in 1022-23. The Dome of the Rock is the world's oldest surviving work of Islamic architecture."

[@formusic1125]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos oldest "surviving" one. Not the oldest one.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

@@formusic1125 Exactly.

[@thamer646]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos kabba still surviving!

[@formusic1125]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos enjoy your travels!

[@annieis300]

💙🤍💙

[@RRacel]

We went to israel a few years back.........youre saying that 1 Israeli sheckle is around 3 american dollars.........i look at google and in australian dollars it somwhere around $2.5.....when around 4 years ago we get less than 1 sheckle for every dollar........Am i conned?? well,,,,,,,,,,even here at the airport exchange rate for 1 dollar is less than 1 sheckle.........so expensive.. even for 1 bottle of coke its around $13 australian dollars.......

[@abcxyz8787]

I checked and today 1 Australian dollar is 2.3820 shekels. I doubt that a few years back it was very different so unfortunately I think that you were conned. It's best to check the currency exchange rate before you change money.

[@RRacel]

@@abcxyz8787 I dont get why they let those money exchangers operate like that in the airports...We exchanged our money in sydney airport and tel aviv airport.. we get the same rates..they are profitting so much

[@abcxyz8787]

@@RRacel I agree with you. They should be supervised but like many times in Israel, the law are not being enforced efficiently, unfortunately. Sorry that you got to experience what we call here "the ugly Israeli".

[@living_peace]

I don't want to interfere But how long does Israel want to continue this process? Shouldn't the Palestinian state be next to Israel? Isn't it deserving for both people of two countries? It will be the end of all problems

[@dh794]

Yea man, I know what you mean. But historically, Palestinians repeatedly refused the 2 state solution.

[@EvaOwen]

The Palestinian Arabs chose not to establish a state along side Israel in 1948.

[@thing3125]

@@EvaOwen Palestine is a big lie

[@mustang6212]

@@dh794 The fake entity called Israel willl never be accepted in this region All Zionists should return to where they were come from

[@ponyclub3198]

You are interfering

[@davidschalit907]

Why didn't you go right up to the Western Wall? Staying back like you were afraid of it? That was an illustration of Abraham about to sacrifice Issac, but instead sacrifices the animal shown as well, in that mural you were so fascinated by.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Because I didn't want to be an annoying, insensitive tourist filming people up close who were praying. Fortunately I don't have a fear of walls.

[@davidschalit907]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos You didn't have to film them. Just slowly move towards the Wall until the numerous pieces of paper stuck between the stones were visible. Then film up, then to the left and the right, then behind you and then off you go... Next time... Don't know if you went to Haifa, but it's a beautiful and scenic city. Especially from the top of it, looking down from above the Bahai Gardens.

[@mcscootie]

I cant imagine wanting to visit a place just to be bombarded with religion

[@TribalFusion]

I learned about the Dome of the Rock and Al Aqsa mosque from going on Free Palestine protests in London during 2021. A very interesting city that is clouded in conflict over religion though, shame.

[@abcxyz8787]

Jerusalem nowadays is a more bustling, developed, clean, tourist attractive city under Israeli control than any time in the last hundreds years or even 2 thousand years.

[@marvinsalamero9111]

Wowww What a nice Beautiful Fantastic 😍 The Birthplace of Our lord Jesus Christ Jerusalem my dream travel destinations for Pilgrims, as A Roman Catholic Christian I love this place Very interesting City, thank u so much sir Gabe, for your wonderful walk around tour Godbless from the Philippines 🇵🇭 sir Marvin 😍😍👏🙏👍👍👍👍🙂👏🙏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🙏

[@aviramliamNagar987]

A Brief History of the name Palestine and its derivative Adjective Palestinian: 1. Palestine is Judea, the Roman name for ‘Land of the Jews’ when the Roman Emperor Hadrian re-named this land as Palestina in 135 CE. Since then, it was never an Islamic State. [‘In the 2nd century CE, the Romans crushed the Jewish revolt and Judea was renamed Syria Palestina’ - Jewish Virtual Libr.] 2. The Pre-Islamic Arabs were in the Roman armies and witnessed both Jerusalem’s destruction and the name change of Judea. [Flavius Josephus Wars, Book V, Ch 13, 4]. As well, the Quran mentions Israel as the land of the Jews. Thereby, the Muslim people would be fully aware Palestine referred to the Jews for 2,000 years. 3. The historical archives of the Persians, Greeks, Romans, British, French and Americans refer to Palestine as the ‘historical homeland of the Jews’, not of the Muslim peoples. America’s early Presidents initiated Israel’s return prior to Britain and Herzl: “Restoring the Jews to their national home in Palestine is a noble dream. My emancipated hope is the restoring of the Jews to their nation home in Palestine” - President Abraham Lincoln to Canadian Zionist Wentworth Monk; 1863. 4. The term Palestine was introduced in the Hebrew Bible from the term Plishtim [‘Invaders’]. The Muslims disdained the name Palestine, as they do the term ‘Zionists’ today. In 1947, the Arabs virtually begged of Britain not to use this name for the land. Thereby, the usurping of this name in the 1960’s is not credible as a mark of land ownership, because it was not one of historical usage by the Arabs. 5. A host of Islamic scholars and historians decried and rejected Muslims as Palestinians.: “Allah Gave the Land of Israel to the Jews. The al-Aqsa Mosque was built on top of Solomon’s Temple.” - Eleventh century historian Muhammad Ibn Ahmad al-Maqdisi and fourteenth century Iranian religious scholar Hamdallah al-Mustawfi // “There is no such thing as ‘Palestine’ in history, absolutely not.” - Arab-American historian and Princeton University Professor, Philip Hitti, testifying before the Anglo-American Committee in 1946] 6. A host of Jewish organizations and Institutions were called by the prefix of Palestine or Palestinian in the 20th century, including ‘The Jewish Palestine Brigade’ in Britain’s WW2 Military Forces; The [Jewish] Palestine Symphony Orchestra; Today’s Jerusalem Post media was called “The Palestine Post”. 7. There are no Arab Muslim Palestinians on record prior to the 20th century; the land was referred only as the homeland of the Jews. It is validated by a host of archives by many nations, and some one million Archaeological relics. Thereby, the nativity claim can only apply to Jews. In fact, there was never a time of no Jews in Palestine the past 2,000 years, as evidenced by the Crusaders, Islamic invasions and the previous Ottomans. 8. Generally, real natives do not usurp the name of other natives, especially one they disdained. [“There is a propaganda war going on now with regard to the term ‘Palestine.’ It is specifically employed to avoid the use of the name Israel, and must be considered an anti-Israel term.” - Dr. Thomas McCall, the Senior Theologian of Levitt Ministry, quoting Zola Levitt.] 9. The previous Islamic Ottoman rulers of Arabia declared Palestine as the homeland of the Jews. - “Who can challenge the rights of the Jews in Palestine? Good Lord, historically it is really your country” - Ottoman Mayor and scholar Yusuf Diya al-Khalidi; Jerusalem, 1899. 10. Judea’s original, previous name was Israel in 1002 BCE, established under King David; and again in 1947 when this country was re-established by the UN. ‘Israel’ is mentioned in the Quran as one belonging to the Jews. [Joshua J. Mark , Ancient History Encyl.) 11. All Religious Scriptures acknowledge Palestine as the ‘Land of Israel’; ‘Land of Judea’; and ‘Land of the Jews’ - including the Hebrew Bible [1 Samuel 13:19]; The New Testaments [ ‘And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.’ - Matt. 2:21]; The Quran - [Surah Al-Ma'idah 5:20-21.]; and the Dead Sea Scrolls. 12. The Original Philistines converted to the Hebrew Belief and became Israelites. The term Palestine is derived from the Philistines, a Greek Island people who invaded Canaan some 4,000 years ago. The Philistines converted to the Hebrew belief under a peace offer by King David, and held prominent positions in David’s army. [“They (the Philistines) met with a severe defeat, however, early in the reign of David (2 Samuel 5:20), he succeeded in reducing them to a state of vassalage (2 Samuel 8:1). In the year of the fall of Samaria (721 B.C.) they became vassals of Sargon. After the time of the Assyrians the Philistines cease to be mentioned by this name. In the ebb and flow of warring nations

[@fnamelname2371]

Yeah for 50%..

[@abcxyz8787]

Very good info. I just want to add that the picture many that "Palestinians" regard as a sort of proof that Palestinian existed and was theirs (because they call themselves Palestinians) - the picture "visit Palestine" was actually drown by a Jew who wanted to encourage more Jews to visit their ancestors homeland and the Palestinians have turned it into part of their national heritage 🙂

[@keith8133]

The artwork at 27:15 - 27:59 could be interpreted as Abraham taking his son to the mountain to offer him as a burnt offering. There on the mountain God provided himself the sacrifice, a ram caught in the thicket. The correlating scripture is Gen 22

[@ahhitskatie9094]

Yes!! As a picture type of John 3 🥰

[@jscout04]

Another great video - on a roll this summer; great to see! I wonder if you have any videos addressing tips regarding travel fatigue - relaxation techniques, routines, etc. Obviously, your travel stamina is through the roof, but it would be interesting to know if you have any tips for folks way less conditioned/experienced with long-term world travel yet inspired by your vlogs.

[@fromthethrone]

I so much wish if you went inside the temple and record. They didn't let me in because I'm a woman :(

[@garethsandison978]

Yes, all women must keep out. Not allowed

[@jamesbinns8528]

Religion is a great source of superstition and bigotry.

[@fromthethrone]

@@jamesbinns8528 Don't discuss things you don't understand.

[@datingandlifeadvicechannel7534]

😊me too because I wasn’t muslim not allowed lol rude

[@Venus_19786]

OMG He was asking $170 for one freaking belt. I wish there is law if any vendor ask 10 times more than it's actual price Need to put him in jail for 90 days no probation.

[@americanexploring7440]

I know that the Armenian are Christians but I did not know they have a separate Quarter in Jerusalem. I need a trip there to watch the Holy Fire.

[@saidnadji5101]

Basically because they have a different church : the Armenian Apostolic Church

[@NomadShifu]

The Old City of Jerusalem is one of the most intense places on Earth! At the heart of the Jewish, Islamic, and Christian religions

[@EvaOwen]

I believe the mosaic you were describing was depicting Abraham about to sacrifice his son Isaac but in the end sacrifices a ram instead (as per the Old Testament).

[@davidschalit907]

Exactly.

[@alex182618]

So many people fighting for this city for thousands of years. 23:06 female soldiers talk Russia using bad words

[@moa3810]

It was about time somebody showed a close and intimate look at Jerusalem - thank you.

[@imapisces1]

Gabe, the sandals were a rip off too. Should have paid half ($10). The belt was $10 max too, and it is probably fake leather. 🙄

[@techlife9853]

I can NOT watch this ...UNTIL Palestine is FREE ....

[@microbubble6113]

when youre going to leave the west to your country of origin let me guess ......never

[@techlife9853]

@@microbubble6113 When PALESTINE IS FREE From the - RIVER to the SEA ..Free ..Free Palestine - Israel is built on STOLEN land SOAKED in the blood of innocent Palestinians - Love and Peace to PALESTINE

[@microbubble6113]

@@techlife9853 when was" palestain" was establish? by who? can you point on one "palesinian leader before 1900? which muslim countrie is free or at least not a shit hole? "palestain" is like narnia or wakanda a fiction, that was made to murder jews . because the arab countries that all so are made up (lebanon syria jordan ) could not win by force thay invent "palestain" in 63 in east jerusalem you where unsuccessful (48,56 73,82...)and to this day whine all the time. let it go and stay away from the islamic cult your life will be better

[@abcxyz8787]

Really?! You actually think that there is any other people on earth beside the Jews with a longer and deeper connection to Jerusalem?? I don't doubt that Christians and Muslims have a strong connection to Jerusalem but Jerusalem was the capital of the Jewish people who had sovereignty in this land BEFORE Christianity and Islam were founded. The Palestinians are Arabs who came to the Jerusalem long after the Jews lived and controlled it and were expelled from it, and the Palestinians never controlled Jerusalem. "Palestine" was never a country controlled by the Arabs who call themselves "Palestinians". I'm not saying that they have no rights but the Jews are the true Jerusalemites. Jesus in case you've forgotten was a Jew who lived in a Jewish city 2000 years ago.

[@michaelsmullen9891]

The Mosaics at 26:00 represents some of the major story's of the Torah and also depictions of the Twelve Tribes Of Israel! It was a depiction of the Akeida, where God tested Abraham for the 10th and final time, asking him to sacrifice his Son Isaac something that Abraham felt very strongly against as it was something that the Idolatrous people of the land were fully immersed in; The Sacrificial Cult Of Moloch! Abraham went along with it because God told him, Isaac was 38 years old at the time and in the end of the story, Isaac was switched for a Ram that had been caught in a thicket of brush.

[@lala-ct9ir]

It's not really called the wailing wall any more, it sounds very old fashioned.

[@pillarwatch]

The mural with the guy holding a sword is Abraham about to sacrifice his only son but the angel intervened and provided a ram, see it stuck in the bush, to sacrifice as a burnt offering.

[@seventhsun1]

Imagine this old town without all the shops... what a wonderful place it would be...

[@TheLeonidg]

Gabriel and another tourists, dont buy something in the market without long trade. the prices that you are called can be greatly reduced, the goods there are of dubious quality. it is better to buy a belt in american eagle/h&m/bershka/replay and another normal shops

[@lala-ct9ir]

I agree, there are some good shops in the souk but most are not.

[@dreammfyre]

I love that you’re using that shirt in old Jerusalem. 😅

[@rumik-stahnke6512]

WOW...the old city looks amazing .Great place with great history. Thanks for sharing with us the great place in the world .Well done 👏and enjoy your time in the sunny Greece 🏖👍😁

[@toddboothbee1361]

Above Noah's arc is, I believe, Abram about to sacrifice is son Isaac too you know who.

[@Britt11.11]

👍 Your channel❣️ Thanks so much 4 sharing!! Especially loved those Mosaic pictures on the wall!! 🙏 🇦🇺 🐨

[@johnnyhunter4345]

On to Greece, less religious strife...

[@leahfriedman7908]

❤️❤️❤️❤️🇮🇱

[@leahfriedman7908]

Thanks

[@ahmedal-rakan189]

🇮🇶❤️🇸🇾🇯🇴🇱🇧🇵🇸

[@leahfriedman7908]

@@ahmedal-rakan189 ok got it

[@ahmadnadeem7947]

You are such a great traveller,sir you are inspiration for thousands of people.

[@tanny786]

Freedom for Palestine

[@abcabcboy]

Cool that you met a fan :)

[@iREALmedia]

Travelling there has obviously opened up many eyes to the beauty of the place. If we could dispel hate and complete bigotry for Gabriel going there-all the religions live in peace in that city and let no one stop him.

[@salRL-eb3zc]

"The city of Zion will be filled, and there we will sing a new song, and we will ascend with joy".💙🙏🕎🇮🇱✡️

[@n7rn7r82]

Free palestine 🇵🇸

[@charliej9587]

I have been to Jerusalem,.. and will tell you, never have I felt soo much hate

[@datingandlifeadvicechannel7534]

It’s a city of fire a lot of tension form radical religions people are radicals and extreme and hate each o others ignorance

[@techlife9853]

In fact I WILL NOT watch any of your Palestine series until it is - FREE

[@abcxyz8787]

Really?! You actually think that there is any other people on earth beside the Jews with a longer and deeper connection to Jerusalem?? I don't doubt that Christians and Muslims have a strong connection to Jerusalem but Jerusalem was the capital of the Jewish people who had sovereignty in this land BEFORE Christianity and Islam were founded. The Palestinians are Arabs who came to the Jerusalem long after the Jews lived and controlled it and were expelled from it, and the Palestinians never controlled Jerusalem. "Palestine" was never a country controlled by the Arabs who call themselves "Palestinians". I'm not saying that they have no rights but the Jews are the true Jerusalemites. Jesus in case you've forgotten was a Jew who lived in a Jewish city 2000 years ago.

[@Nature_with_Peter_Kane]

Just a great video...thanks for showing us around !! Cheers from Toronto.

[@jillywells1232]

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[@ahmedal-rakan189]

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[@michaelsmullen9891]

Your Vlog is making me feel so homesick. If I came home I don't think I would be able to leave again. Still, my mother is still alive and with me helping in her caring, I shall have to delay. Great picture quality and enjoy your coverage!

[@saidnadji5101]

The city is magnificent with all that history, culture and monuments if only peace would prevail there ..things would be much better

[@jerusalem4492]

That mosaic you were referring to of the man with the sword holding the boy over the fire is surely a depiction of Abraham who was asked by God to sacrifice his son Isaac (as a test). When God saw that Abraham was willing to offer his son as a sacrifice, he blessed him and also sent a ram to be sacrificed in Isaac's stead. The story can be found in Genesis 22: Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two of them went on together, Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, "Father?” “Yes, my son?” Abraham replied. “The fire and wood are here,” Isaac said, “but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?” Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them went on together. When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. Then he reached out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. But the angel of the Lord called out to him from heaven, “Abraham! Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. "Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.” Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son. So Abraham called that place The Lord Will Provide. And to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.” The angel of the Lord called to Abraham from heaven a second time and said, “I swear by myself, declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me.”

[@annaoikonomou2121]

Love your hair like this

[@flysky6248]

Appreciate your content Gabe,longtime subscriber.Be safe Friend.

[@pkjlr77]

Superb video Gabe, what an interesting place, so much history. Definitely need to make sure I visit there one day. Enjoy the Greek Islands 👍🙂

[@fromthethrone]

Please go to the King's David grave and record it for me,, they didn't let me in because I declared myself a christian.

[@EsaLena1]

Also - never take the first price that you’re offered in the Old City. Ever.

[@Roger_Jack]

23:38 three years of national service!!! 😬

[@marklucas8795]

Just caught up on your superb Israel videos , i spent 7 days in Jerusalem in 1994 and seeing the sights and old streets once again brings back some great memories. It certainly wasn't cheap even all those years ago ! Hope those sandles didn't rub too much !

[@tobiasbrizuela1312]

Hey Gabriel- always enjoying your vids. I was in Jerusalén October 2021 - pandemic still on - I see now people do not wear masks - have all restrictions lifted? No more PCR tests required? Keep having fun.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

No restrictions, everything is normal.

[@jamesbinns8528]

Gabriel, The mosaic with the flame, the man with the sword/knife, and holding another person by the neck, and the goat near a bush/ tree---- the is an illustration of the sacrifice (intended sacrifice) of Isaac by his father, the patriarch, Abraham. Incidentally, that is actually a pre-Biblical motif. I think there exists an example in the British Museum in London. I have not given much thought to visiting Israel.Thank you, for you have inspired me to put Israel on my list. The story is Isaac is found in the book of Genesis.

[@robertsworld4549]

You beat me to it. Also I think the other mosaic is the Garden of Eden with the snake

[@tonberns]

i wonder if they sell this Jewish hat with the side curls to tourists and if it would be offensive to walk around in it if you are not jewish...

[@Theouterrim77]

The curls are their real hair! Anyone can buy a Kippah, go for your life man.

[@YolandaKomoll]

Loving your travel through Israel 💙

[@evangelosnicolaou4127]

Israel is a fantastic interesting place you said your going back to greece ,that's great. Im born in the UK. But parents are greek cypriot. So greece cyprus is my world .I know I keep banging on about Cyprus. They have amazing beaches and hotels in Cyprus being there main industry.

[@ahmedal-rakan189]

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[@millvee1005]

Amazing city I still can't get over the guy trying to sell you a simple belt for that amount of money. I guess some of those vendors think tourist are stupid.

[@lala-ct9ir]

Well, quite often they are.

[@griffmustard]

At 7:14. . . . . I thought those Elephant Pants were found mainly in Thailand. Maybe they were imported.

[@williamoliver6807]

Third?

[@datingandlifeadvicechannel7534]

Interesting how the muslim merchants sell jewish things it’s a very mix of religions and culture bit still very dividing people hate others form other religions extreme radical religion there

[@datingandlifeadvicechannel7534]

I miss israel I lived there for three years many leave due to the low wages and high cost of living but If I make my business there I could live there again

[@him12468]

Omg that women totally missed the trash can at 16:04 smh

[@MAMA-qr4lf]

Very nice!

[@rodjohnon4950]

I'm looking to travel there very soon. Is it good to go solo? Or with a tour group?

[@sunnybeachwalks4k2022]

Incredible

[@jcdog1000]

It’s sad what they do to the Palestinians though