Israeli Trailblazers Show

What was buried beneath Jerusalem for 2,000 years — and why is it finally open now?

Jennifer Weissmann Season 5 Episode 61

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For two thousand years pilgrims walked to Jerusalem along a road that then disappeared beneath the rubble of destruction and the weight of centuries. Generation after generation stood above it without knowing it was there. The path that millions of ancient travelers walked during Jerusalem's most extraordinary era — the same stones touched by the sandals of people whose names appear in the world's most read book — was buried under one of the most contested cities on earth.

In 2026 it opened to the public for the first time.

Half a mile of ancient limestone steps uncovered beneath Jerusalem. The actual Pilgrimage Road walked by Jesus, Mary, the apostles and millions of ordinary people making their way to the Temple during the city's golden age. Not a reconstruction. Not a replica. The original stones.

Ze'ev Orenstein of the City of David explains what it took to find it, what it means and why people from every faith and background are already making Jerusalem their destination this year.

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