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Jul 17, 2024 · The Mount of Olives also plays a significant role in the prophetic visions of the Old Testament. The prophet Ezekiel, for example, describes a dramatic vision in which the glory of the Lord departs from the Temple in Jerusalem and moves eastward to rest upon the Mount of Olives.
2 days ago · Dome (s) 1. The Dome of the Rock ( Arabic: قبة الصخرة, romanized : Qubbat aṣ-Ṣaḵra) is an Islamic shrine at the center of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. It is the world's oldest surviving work of Islamic architecture, the earliest archaeologically attested religious structure to be ...
5 days ago · The Old City of Jerusalem, adorned with its ancient stone structures and garnished with gray and gold-plated domes, is a mosaic of the communities that through history have viewed the city as one of the most sacred meeting points between heaven and earth. For Jews, the city’s Mount Zion was selected by God as his holy dwelling place; for ...
2 days ago · Western Wall. The Western Wall (Hebrew: הַכּוֹתֶל הַמַּעֲרָבִי, romanized: HaKotel HaMa'aravi, lit. 'the western wall', often shortened to the Kotel or Kosel), known in the West as the Wailing Wall, and in Islam as the Buraq Wall (Arabic: حَائِط ٱلْبُرَاق, Ḥā'iṭ al-Burāq ['ħaːʔɪtˤ albʊ'raːq]), is a portion of ancient limestone wall in the Old ...
4 days ago · The Kidron Valley is a narrow, steep-sided valley located on the eastern side of Jerusalem, separating the city from the Mount of Olives. Its name is derived from the Hebrew word “Qidron,” which means “dusky” or “turbid.” The valley runs from the vicinity of the Temple Mount and the City of David, extending southward to the Dead Sea ...
Jul 2, 2024 · The Mount of Olives depicted in an icon of the Ascension. The mountain features three peaks: the southern peak is known as the Mount of Offence, the northern as Little Galilee, and the central (and highest) peak is the Mount of Ascension. It was from this central summit that Jesus Christ ascended into heaven. Climbing slightly above the site of ...
2 days ago · Today, the archeological site is part of the Palestinian neighborhood and former village of Silwan, which was historically centered on the slopes of the southern part of the Mount of Olives, east of the City of David. In the 20th century, the village spread west and crossed the valley to the eastern hill, the site of the ancient city. [20]
