Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem

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The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem is the New Testament event in which Jesus rides into Jerusalem on a donkey while crowds acclaim him as the promised Messiah, marking the beginning of Holy Week.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Testament event
biblical event
event in the life of Jesus
featuresAcclamation crowds acclaim Jesus as Messiah
crowds shout "Hosanna"
featuresAction Jesus rides into Jerusalem on a donkey
featuresAnimal donkey
featuresCrowdAction crowds spread branches on the road
crowds spread cloaks on the road
featuresSymbol colt
fulfillsProphecy Psalm 118:25–26
Zechariah 9:9
hasAlternativeName Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem
Palm Sunday procession
linked to: Palm Sunday
hasLocation Bethphage
Jerusalem
Mount of Olives
Temple in Jerusalem
linked to: Jewish Temple
hasMainParticipant Jesus of Nazareth
linked to: Jesus Christ
hasScripturalReference John 12:12–19
Luke 19:28–44
Mark 11:1–11
Matthew 21:1–11
hasTheologicalSignificance introduces the Passion of Christ
presents Jesus as king of Israel
public manifestation of Jesus as the promised Messiah
hasTime shortly before the Jewish feast of Passover
isAssociatedWith blessing of palms
processions with branches
isCommemoratedOn Palm Sunday
isDepictedIn Christian art
Christian hymnody
Christian liturgy
isLiturgicallyObservedBy Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran churches
Reformed churches
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
isNarratedIn Gospel of John
Gospel of Luke
Gospel of Mark
Gospel of Matthew
marksBeginningOf Holy Week
precedesEvent Cleansing of the Temple
Crucifixion of Jesus
Last Supper

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Jesus Christ associatedWithEvent Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
Last Supper follows Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem hasAlternativeName Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem
linked to: Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
Palm Sunday commemorates triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem
linked to: Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
Palm Sunday relatedScripture Zechariah 9:9
linked to: Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
Mount of Olives eventSite Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem
linked to: Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
Bethphage associatedWithEvent Triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem
linked to: Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
Bethany eventOccurredNear Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
Bernward Column depicts Entry into Jerusalem
linked to: Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
Johann Friedrich Overbeck notableWork The Entry of Christ into Jerusalem
linked to: Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem