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The Mount of Olives, one of three hills on a long ridge to the east of Jerusalem, is the location of many biblical events. Rising to more than 800 metres, it offers an unrivalled vista of the Old City and its environs.
Mount of Olives (BiblePlaces.com) Also known as Olivet, Mount Olivet, Har HaZeitim. From the Kidron Valley. Separated from the Eastern Hill (the Temple Mount and the City of David) by the Kidron Valley, the Mount of Olives has always been an important feature in Jerusalem’s landscape.
A significant and meaningful landmark, the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem dates back to biblical times and is important to both Jews and Christians. The best way to visit is this Jerusalem Mount of Olives and Temple Mount Tour which departs from Jerusalem and Tel Aviv every Wednesday.
The Mount of Olives separates the Judean Desert to the east from the city of Jerusalem. The olive trees that covered the mount in the past are responsible for its name.
Mar 29, 2024 · Gethsemane, garden across the Kidron Valley on the Mount of Olives (Hebrew Har ha-Zetim ), a ridge paralleling the eastern part of Jerusalem, where Jesus is said to have prayed on the night of his arrest before the Crucifixion.
Mount of Olives. MOUNT OF OLIVES ( הַר הַזֵּיתִ֜ים, τὸ̀ ὄρος τῶν ἐλαιῶν, meaning the mount of olives; τὸ̀ ὄρος τὸ̀ καλούμενον ἐλαιῶν, meaning the mount called olives, Luke 19:29; 21:37; τοῦ ἐλαιῶνος, meaning the olives or olivet, Acts 1:12 ).
The Mount of Olives or Mount Olivet is a mountain ridge in East Jerusalem, east of and adjacent to Jerusalem's Old City. It is named for the olive groves that once covered its slopes. The southern part of the mount was the Silwan necropolis, attributed to the elite of the ancient Kingdom of Judah.
