Bethphage
Bethphage is located to the southeast of the Mount of Olives, and is connected to Bethany on the western side at a distance of 800 metres. The name "Beit Phage" was most likely derived from the Arabic word "faj", meaning unripe fig. This name can be linked to the fig tree on which Jesus did not find fruit during his passage on the way to Jerusalem, as mentioned in the Gospel of Mark. Bethphage is considered the first stage of Jesus Christ's entry into the Holy City. Jesus Christ sent two of his disciples to that village according to the New Testament. They brought him a colt, and he rode on it and entered Jerusalem in a procession full of chants and chants. In 1961, archaeological excavations revealed traces of a Crusader church, on which the Franciscan fathers built the current church in 1883 AD and it was restored in 1954. This site is considered the first stage of the annual traditional Palm Sunday procession.