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Olives, Olivet

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The mount of Olives, or Olivet, is the ridge east of Jerusalem, beyond the brook Kidron

So named from its olive-trees. On its slopes were Gethsemane, Bethphage and Bethany (2 Sam. 15:30³⁰And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that was with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up. (2 Samuel 15:30); Zech. 14:4⁴And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south. (Zechariah 14:4); Matt. 21:1¹And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples, (Matthew 21:1); Mark 11:1¹And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples, (Mark 11:1); Luke 22:39³⁹And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him. (Luke 22:39); John 8:1¹Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. (John 8:1); Acts 1:12¹²Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey. (Acts 1:12)).

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