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Olives, Mount of
Olives, Mount of A hill about 1.6 km.(1 mile) long to the east of Jerusalem, separated from it by the Kidron valley, on which Gethsemane (Hebrew for an ‘oil-press’) was situated. Jesus resorted to it for prayer(Mark 14: 32) and stayed at Bethany on the south side (Matt. 21: 17). The mount was a place of eschatological associations: from it Jesus foresaw Jerusalem's destruction (Mark 13: 3 ff.) and Luke pictured the ascension and promised return as taking place there (Luke 24: 50; Acts 1: 12). It had been prophesied that on the day of the return of the Lord to Jerusalem he would stand on the mount (Zech. 14: 4), and this was applied to Jesus.
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "Olives, Mount of." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "Olives, Mount of." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-OlivesMountof.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "Olives, Mount of." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-OlivesMountof.html |
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Mount of Olives
Mount of Olives or Olivet , ridge, E of Jerusalem, mentioned in the Old Testament as the scene of David's flight from the city, Ezekiel's theophany, and Zechariah's prophecy, and in the New Testament as a frequent resort of Jesus and the scene of his Ascension. The principal hill of the mount is often called "the Ascension." Bethany and Bethphage lie near its foot, and the garden of Gethsemane is on the western slope. 2 Sam. 15.30; Ezek. 11.23; Zech. 14.4; Mat. 21.1; Acts 1.12. |
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"Mount of Olives." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Mount of Olives." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Olives-M.html "Mount of Olives." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Olives-M.html |
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Olives, Mount of
Olives, Mount of. The highest point in the range of hills E. of Jerusalem. It appears that Christ often went there. The traditional site of the Ascension was marked by a church known as the ‘Imbomon’ before 378. Another 4th-cent. church, the ‘Eleona’, was built over the grotto where Christ was believed to have discoursed on the Last Things (Mk. 13).
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Olives, Mount of." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Olives, Mount of." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-OlivesMountof.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Olives, Mount of." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-OlivesMountof.html |
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Mount of Olives
Mount of Olives (Hebrew: Har Ha‐Zetim; Arabic: Jabal aṭ‐Ṭūr), Israeli Administration A limestone ridge to the east of the Old City of Jerusalem which takes its name from the olive trees here. It is mentioned in the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. It came under Israeli rule following the Six‐Day War in 1967.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Mount of Olives." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Mount of Olives." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-MountofOlives.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Mount of Olives." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-MountofOlives.html |
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Mount of Olives
Mount of Olives ( Beethoven). See Christus am Ölberge.
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Mount of Olives." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Mount of Olives." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-MountofOlives.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Mount of Olives." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-MountofOlives.html |
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Mount of Olives
Mount of Olives see Olives, Mount of . |
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"Mount of Olives." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Mount of Olives." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-MtOlives.html "Mount of Olives." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-MtOlives.html |
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