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Apr 24, 2024 · Frequently mentioned in the Bible and later religious literature, it is holy to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The peak usually regarded as the Mount of Olives proper is the southern summit, 2,652 feet (808 metres) above sea level. The middle peak (2,645 feet [806 metres]) is crowned by the Augusta Victoria Hospital.
The first actual reference to the Mt. of Olives in the NT is in the questionable account of the woman taken in adultery. John 8:1f. records that Jesus went to the Mt. of Olives and the next day went to the Temple where the scene took place. Otherwise, all references to the famous Mt. are during and after Passion week.
Josephus frequently uses the expression "Mount of Olives" (e.g. Ant, VII, ix, 2; XX, viii, 6; BJ, V, ii, 3; xii, 2), but later Jewish writings give the name har ha-mishchah, "Mount of Oil"; this occurs in some manuscripts in 2 Kings 23:13, and the common reading har ha-mashchith, "Mount of corruption," margin "destruction," may possibly be a ...
The map, from 1858, considered the most accurate in existence at the time, marks the Jewish graves clearly on the bottom left. The aerial photo, from 2013, is taken from the south. From Biblical times until the present, Jews have been buried on the Mount of Olives.
3 Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives. The followers came to Him when He was alone and said, “Tell us, when will this happen? What can we look for to show us of Your coming and of the end of the world?” 4 Jesus said to them, “Be careful that no one leads you the wrong way. 5 Many people will come using My name. They will say, ‘I am Christ.’.
6 days ago · 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.
"The Mount of Olives" occurs in the Old Testament in ( Zechariah 14:4) only. In ( 2 Samuel 15:30) it is called "Olivet;" in other places simply "the mount," ( Nehemiah 8:15) "the mount facing Jerusalem" ( 1 Kings 11:7) or "the mountain which is on the east aide of the city."
