According to Silver, the site is where Titus looked down on the Second Jewish Temple before destroying it in 70 AD.  On the one hand it’s about the past but also about the future, he suggested.

“Hebrew University – part of it is absolutely this incredible story of being in the Land of the Bible. But part of it is also a center of high tech and biotech and AI and nanotechnology. The image of Hebrew University is a pottery shard from the time of Jesus, alongside a chip from nanotechnology.”

Students connected to Western civilization often feel the reality of Jerusalem in their heart and in their faith.

“Christian felt that in a big way," Silver observed. " He was one of my students. He was an amazing student who got it, who got the power of being here. And that power was able to infuse his faith and make him a stronger person."

And, Silver noted, Hebrew University also gains from the foreign students. 

“There's this incredible, diverse population from America, from the Far East, from Europe that all come together and share their values and ideas and find their own selves here as they're sharing those ideas. It's a place with an incredible student life, both on and off campus. An incredible place to be in Jerusalem. And, it's Hebrew University.”

Cox describes living in biblical history as beautiful.

“Everyone here speaks Hebrew, the ancient Israelites spoke Hebrew. And it's just incredible because you hear the ancient language that is Hebrew in current Israel. The biblical prophecies come to life,” he stated.

He continued. “So, it's like all these things, it reminds you, you're in the Bible, you're in ancient Israel, you're in the Bible, and then even the Via Dolorosa or the Old City, it's like, Jesus walked here. The Garden of Gethsemane before Jesus was crucified. It says that He sweated blood because He was about to (be) sacrificed on the cross." As tears came, Cox said, "It's beautiful.”

“The people of Israel, the University, the Land itself – it's so much better than I could have ever imagined," he concluded.

Quoting Martin Luther King Junior, Cox says his message to the people back home is that Israel “is a democracy” and “should be fought for.”