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Mount of Olives
The “Mount of Olives” is a mountain or large hill located near the east side of the city of Jerusalem (see: Ezekiel 11:23). It is about 787 meters high. “Gethsemane” is a garden of olive trees on the Mount of Olives. Olive trees are a type of large evergreen shrub with tiny white flowers. People use olives for food. People use olive oil for cooking, lamp fuel, and religious ceremonies.
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David went to the Mount of Olives when he escaped from Absalom (see: 2 Samuel 15:30). The prophet Zechariah prophesied that the Messiah will stand there (see: Zechariah 14:4).
In the New Testament Jesus often went to the Mount of Olives. Jesus and his followers went there to pray, be alone, and rest (see: Matthew 26:30; Luke 22:39). Jesus taught his disciples on the Mount of Olives (see: Matthew 24:3). Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane (see: Matthew 26:36-44). Then the Jewish leaders arrested Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane (see: Matthew 26:47-55). Jesus went back up to heaven from the Mount of Olives (see: Acts 1:9, 12).
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