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The Mount of Olives or Mount Olivet (Hebrew: הַר הַזֵּיתִים, romanized: Har ha-Zeitim; Arabic: جبل الزيتون, romanized: Jabal az-Zaytūn; both lit. 'Mount of Olives'; in Arabic also الطور , Aṭ-Ṭūr , 'the Mountain') is a mountain ridge in East Jerusalem , east of and adjacent to Jerusalem's Old City . [1]
Mar 22, 2024 · Mount of Olives, multi-summit limestone ridge east of the Old City of Jerusalem and separated from it by the Kidron Valley. It is holy to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam for messianic and eschatological reasons. It is also the site of a large ancient Jewish burial ground.
Jul 2, 2021 · The Mount of Olives is a mountain range that is made up of three peaks located on the Eastern border of the city of Jerusalem. The highest peak is 2,684 feet and offers a scenic view of Old...
Mar 9, 2023 · Answer. The Mount of Olives, sometimes referred to as “Olivet” in the KJV ( 2 Samuel 15:30; Acts 1:12) or “the mount facing Jerusalem” ( 1 Kings 11:7 ), is a ridge running along the east side of Jerusalem, separated from the city walls by a ravine and the Brook Kidron.
Mount of Olives (See the Holy Land) Highlights the biblical importance of Jerusalem’s eastern hills, also briefly describes the many holy sites dedicated to events in Jesus’s life and ministry. Mount of Olives (official site) Including interesting data like cemetery capacity, and all sorts of background info, this site is worth perusing.
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.
Mar 29, 2024 · Gethsemane, garden across the Kidron Valley on the Mount of Olives, a ridge paralleling the eastern part of Jerusalem, where Jesus is said to have prayed on the night of his arrest before the Crucifixion. The name suggests that the garden was a grove of olive trees in which was located an oil press.
