He rode into Jerusalem on a donkey, and the people welcomed him by laying their clothes on the road and waving palm branches.Jesus rising in triumph into Jerusalem fulfilled the prophesy by Zechariah of a King riding into Jerusalem in this way:"Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey."
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Palm branches.
Palm Tree Branches
By riding on a donkey.
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Outside the walls of Jerusalem.
because on Easter jesus told his disciples to go get a donkey.As they got it Jesus rode on the donkey to Jerusalem and people shouted Hosanna to the son of David and started waving their palms.....
A donkey.
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Luke 19 tells us that Jesus traveled from Jericho on his way to Jerusalem, where the people spread their coats and cried, "Blessed is the King Who comes in the name of the Lord; Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!" Within about a week, these same people were shouting for Him to be crucified.
Jesus' triumphant ride into Jerusalem on a donkey - to fulfil a prophesy that the Messiah would enter Jerusalem on an ass and not on a horse. The people who greeted him laid their cloaks on the ground to make a carpet for him to walk over. In addition they pulled off palm branches from the nearby trees and waved them as they greeted him (equivalent to waving, say, flags today if a monarch or head of state visits a city). This is the reason why it is called 'palm' Sunday.