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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Easton, Matthew George (1897). Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). Nelson and Sons. : Missing or empty |title= ( help ) Mount of Olives, with added artistic effects The Mount of Olives (also Mount Olivet , Hebrew : Har HaZeitim הר הזיתים, sometimes Jebel et-Tur, "Mount of the Summit," or Jebel ez-Zeitun, "Mount of Olives") is a mountain ridge to the east of Jerusalem . It is named from the olive trees with which its sides are clothed. At the foot of the mountain is the Gardens of Gethsemane where Jesus stayed in Jerusalem. The Mount of Olives is the site of many important Biblical events. In, the Book of Zechariah , the Mount of Olives is identified as the place from which God will begin to redeem the dead at the end of days . There are an estimated 150,000 graves on the Mount, including many famous figures. Just a few of these include Tomb of Zechariah the Prophet (who prophesized there), Yad Avshalom , and a host of great Rabbis from the 15th to the 20th centuries including Abraham Isaac Kook , the first Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel . Vandalism of graves on the Mount has long been a problem. Major damage was suffered when the Mount was occupied by Jordan during the early history of Israel.¹

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Mt. of Olives, circa 1899 The Mount of Olives (also Mount Olivet , , Har HaZeitim ; , Jebel az-Zeitun ) is a mountain ridge in east Jerusalem with three peaks running from north to south. The highest, at-Tur, rises to 818 meters (2,683 ft). It is named for the olive groves that covers its slopes. The Mount of Olives is associated with Jewish and Christian traditions.

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Tomb of Absalom Tomb of Zechariah Mt. of Olives, circa 1899 The Mount of Olives or Mount Olivet ( , Har HaZeitim ; , Jabal az-Zaytūn , Aț-Țūr ) is a mountain ridge east of and adjacent to the Jerusalem's Old City . It is named for the olive groves that once covered its slopes. The southern part of the Mount was the Silwan necropolis , attributed to the ancient Judean kingdom . The Mount has been used as a Jewish cemetery for over 3,000 years, and holds approximately 150,000 graves, making it central in the tradition of Jewish cemeteries . Several key events in the life of Jesus as related in the Gospels took place on the Mount of Olives, and in the Book of Acts it is described as the place from which Jesus ascended to heaven. Because of its association with both Jesus and Mary, the Mount has been a site of Christian worship since ancient times and is today a major site of pilgrimage for the Eastern Orthodox , Catholics and Protestants .

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The Mount of Olives or Mount Olivet ( , Har ha-Zeitim ; , Jabal al-Zaytun , Al-Tur ) is a mountain ridge east of and adjacent to Jerusalem's Old City . It is named for the olive groves that once covered its slopes. The southern part of the Mount was the Silwan necropolis , attributed to the ancient Judean kingdom . The mount has been used as a Jewish cemetery for over 3,000 years and holds approximately 150,000 graves, making it central in the tradition of Jewish cemeteries . Several key events in the life of Jesus , as related in the Gospels , took place on the Mount of Olives, and in the Acts of the Apostles it is described as the place from which Jesus ascended to heaven. Because of its association with both Jesus and Mary , the mount has been a site of Christian worship since ancient times and is today a major site of pilgrimage for Catholics , the Eastern Orthodox , and Protestants . Much of the top of the hill is occupied by At-Tur , a former village that is now a neighbourhood of East Jerusalem .

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Mountain in East Jerusalem "Mount Olivet" redirects here. A-Sawane Neighborhood on the Mount of Olives The Mount of Olives or Mount Olivet ( ; ; both lit. 'Mount of Olives'; in Arabic also الطور , Aṭ-Ṭūr , 'the Mountain') is a mountain ridge in East Jerusalem , east of and adjacent to Jerusalem's Old City . It is named for the olive groves that once covered its slopes. Atop the hill lies the Palestinian neighbourhood of At-Tur , a former village that is now part of East Jerusalem . The southern part of the mount was the Silwan necropolis , attributed to the elite of the ancient Kingdom of Judah . The western slopes of the mount, those facing Jerusalem, have been used as a Jewish cemetery for over 3,000 years and holds approximately 150,000 graves, making it central in the tradition of Jewish cemeteries . Several key events in the life of Jesus , as related in the Gospels , took place on the Mount of Olives, and in the Acts of the Apostles it is described as the place from which Jesus ascended to heaven . Because of its association with both Jesus and Mary , the mount has been a site of Christian worship since ancient times and is today a major site of pilgrimage for Catholics , the Eastern Orthodox , and Protestants .

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Mountain in East Jerusalem "Mount Olivet" redirects here. The mount in van de Velde's 1858 map . Two decades later, the Palestine Exploration Fund noted the principal places of interest on the mount, all of which are shown on this map: the Church of the Ascension , the Cave of St. Pelagia, the Tomb of the Virgin , Gethsemane , and the Grotto of the Agony, the shrine of Sheikh Selmân el Farsi , and the “so-called Tombs of the Prophets ”. The PEF also noted three buildings erected after the map was published: the Pater Noster Chapel , the Bethphage Chapel , and the “ Russian House ”. A-Sawane Neighborhood on the Mount of Olives The Mount of Olives or Mount Olivet ( Hebrew : הַר הַזֵּיתִים , romanized : Har ha-Zeitim ; Arabic : جبل الزيتون , romanized : Jabal az-Zaytūn ; both lit. 'Mount of Olives'; in Arabic also الطور , Aṭ-Ṭūr , 'the Mountain') is a mountain ridge in East Jerusalem , east of and adjacent to Jerusalem's Old City . It is named for the olive groves that once covered its slopes. The southern part of the mount was the Silwan necropolis , attributed to the elite of the ancient Kingdom of Judah . The western slopes of the mount, those facing Jerusalem, have been used as a Jewish cemetery for over 3,000 years and holds approximately 150,000 graves, making it central in the tradition of Jewish cemeteries . Atop the hill lies the Palestinian neighbourhood of At-Tur , a former village that is now part of East Jerusalem . Several key events in the life of Jesus , as related in the Gospels , took place on the Mount of Olives, and in the Acts of the Apostles it is described as the place from which Jesus ascended to heaven . Because of its association with both Jesus and Mary , the mount has been a site of Christian worship since ancient times and is today a major site of pilgrimage. The Survey of Western Palestine: Jerusalem . The principal places of interest on the mountain are: the Church of the Ascension, the Cave of St. Pelagia, the Pater Noster Chapel, the Bethphage Chapel, the Tomb of the Virgin, Gethsemane, and the Grotto of the Agony, with the remains found near the shrine of Sheikh Selmân el Farsi, and the Russian House, south-east of the village of et Tor. The so-called Tombs of the Prophets, on the south-western slope of the hill, also require notice.

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