The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.
Olives, Mount of
or Olivet (l´vt) (KEY) , 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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t) (KEY) , 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.
