Our wide selection of olive wooden crosses presents one of the primary symbols of Christianity in precious olive wood, made by hand in Bethlehem, the town where JESUS was born, and shipped directly to you from Jerusalem. Olive wood crosses make ideal Christmas gifts, but since we need the deliverance found in HIS victory on the cross every day, they are also popular year-round Christian gifts.
A broad variety of crosses are stocked in our olive wood store, from small key chains and comfort crosses with sackcloth bags to larger stand-alone crosses and hanging wall versions, as well as a special section for olive wood pendants, including an assortment of cross necklaces. Various decorative designs are used to complement the theme of the cross, as well as augment the beautifully unique grain of the wood.
Olive wood trees are native to the Holy Land and have been part of the scenery as the events of the Bible played out, surviving (and thriving) still today to stand testimony to the longevity of GOD's Word.
In Matthew 26, we read of JESUS desperately praying to HIS FATHER in the garden of Gethsemane, surrounded by olive trees. The garden of Gethsemane is located at the foot of the Mount of Olives and in Hebrew, its name means ‘oil press’. It’s assumed that there was an actual oil press in the garden, but in light of GOD's love for weaving symbolism into HIS Word, it can hardly be an incidental connection that JESUS was so hard pressed that night, knowing HE was soon to become downtrodden and broken for our transgressions – just like an olive fruit is squashed in order to harvest that precious oil that brings healing, anointing and light to the world!
We are suppliers to ministries globally of the following olive wood products made for The Jerusalem Gift Shop.
- Wooden cross necklace made of olive wood
- Carved wooden cross made of olive wood
- Olive wood and Mother of Pearl cross necklace
- Olive wood Jerusalem cross
Our olive wood crosses are made by skilled Christian craftsmen whose understanding of olive wood craft has been passed down from generation to generation in Bethlehem.
