The Valley of Jehosephat - the Valley of Decision

 Here we are standing in the Kidron Valley, also variously called The Valley of Jehosephat, The Valley of Decision.  This is the Muslim side.  In the upper left of the photo, you can see the blocked up Golden Gates.  You should know that the gates are not in the same location as they were anciently.  Right under the wall you can see part of a huge Muslim burial ground...They hope to keep the Messiah from entering the temple mount, just behind the wall.  The Muslims believe that a cable will be strung up between the temple mount and the Mt. of Olives and people will be compelled to walk it.  If they make it, they are righteous, if they fall off, it is because they are wicked

 This is the Jewish side of the Valley Kidron.  On the lower left is Absolom's tomb.  They are in the process of putting in sidewalks, benches and will soon landscape the bare dirt.  It will be beautiful

 Literally hundreds of thousands are buried in the Kidron Valley.  There are some very famous tombs including, here Absoloms pillar, errected by King David after Absoloms death... a most tragic story.  Also buried here are Zechariah, Jehoshaphat, and the Apostle James

This is Zechariah's tomb.  Behind this is one of the largest, most tightly packed cemeteries in the world as Jews are buried on top of each other and packed in so tightly that there is barely room to walk.  It is an amazing sight.