Place
Mount of Olives
The ridge east of Jerusalem across the Kidron — David's weeping ascent (2 Sam 15:30), the glory's departure point (Ezek 11:23), Gethsemane's slope, the ascension site (Acts 1:12), and the feet of the returning LORD (Zech 14:4).
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Where it is
- Region
- East of Jerusalem
- Kind of place
- Mountain
Mount of Olives in Scripture
11 verses name it — all of them- 2 Samuel 15:30And David went up by the ascent of the mount of Olives, and wept as he went up; and he had his head covered, and went barefoot: and all the people that were with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.
- Zechariah 14:4And 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 be cleft 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.
- Matthew 21:1And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and came unto Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,
- Matthew 24:3And as he sat on 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 26:30And when they had sung a hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
- Mark 11:1And when they draw nigh unto Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth two of his disciples,
- Mark 13:3And as he sat on the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,
- Mark 14:26And when they had sung a hymn, they went out unto the mount of Olives.
- Luke 19:37And as he was now drawing nigh, even at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they had seen;
- Luke 22:39And he came out, and went, as his custom was, unto the mount of Olives; and the disciples also followed him.
- John 8:1but Jesus went unto the mount of Olives.