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The Mount of Olives is a north-south ridge that sits on the eastern watershed of the hills around Jerusalem. To its east, the land slopes... | Instagram

But one of the most meaningful–and prayer-provoking–spots in the Holy Land is the Garden of Gethsemane at the foot of the Mount of Olives.

Mount of Olives - Named after the olive groves that once covered it, the Mount of Olives is part of a mountain ridge that runs just east of Jerusalem. After rising steeply from the Kidron Valley to a height of 2,684 feet (818 meters), the Mount of Olives tapers off eastward; where it ends, the Judean desert begins. As you can see, ...

The Mount of Olives (also Mount Olivet, Hebrew: הר הזיתים, Har HaZeitim; Arabic: جبل الزيتون, الطور‎, Jebel ez-Zeitun, Jebel et-Tur, "Mount of the Summit") 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, according to tradition.

Mount of Olives - After the Last Supper, Jesus led his disciples to the Garden of Gethsemane and asked them to keep watch while he prayed. On the lower slopes of the Mount of Olives there stands to this day a stately grove of eight ancient olive trees. These trees and their fruit have given this site it's name, Gethsemane: gat-shamna is "olive press" in Aramaic.

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Mount of Olives is the hill facing the old city of Jerusalem, on the eastern side of Kidron creek. It is a Holy place, referred in the Old and New Testaments. It is dominated by a large cemetery on its slopes.

A visit to the Mount of Olives is a must during your trip to Jerusalem.