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Mount of Olives

Judea · both · 14 verses

A ridge of hills east of Jerusalem across the Kidron Valley, covered with olive trees. The name appears in 2 Samuel, Zechariah, Matthew and 4 more in the King James text.

About Mount of Olives

A ridge of hills east of Jerusalem across the Kidron Valley, covered with olive trees.

Its place in the story

The Mount of Olives was a frequent resting place for Jesus and his disciples. He taught about the last days here in the Olivet Discourse, and near its foot lay the garden of Gethsemane. He ascended to heaven from this mountain.

Mount of Olives in Scripture (KJV)

“And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that was with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.”
2 Samuel 15:30 (KJV)
“And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.”
Zechariah 14:4 (KJV)
“And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,”
Matthew 21:1 (KJV)
“And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?”
Matthew 24:3 (KJV)
“And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.”
Matthew 26:30 (KJV)
“And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,”
Mark 11:1 (KJV)
“And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,”
Mark 13:3 (KJV)
“And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.”
Mark 14:26 (KJV)

Mount of Olives is named 14 times in Scripture; 8 shown above.

Where it leads

Jesus prayed, taught, and ascended from the Mount of Olives, and Scripture points to it in his return.

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Where is Mount of Olives in the Bible?

A ridge of hills east of Jerusalem across the Kidron Valley, covered with olive trees. The name appears in 2 Samuel, Zechariah, Matthew and 4 more in the King James text.

What happened at Mount of Olives?

The Mount of Olives was a frequent resting place for Jesus and his disciples. He taught about the last days here in the Olivet Discourse, and near its foot lay the garden of Gethsemane. He ascended to heaven from this mountain.

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