High confidence

Modern identification

Mount of Olives - East of the Old City, Jerusalem; status contested

Coordinates31.7779, 35.2457

Kindmountain

Claims7

Sources3

Scripture anchors

Matthew 24:3Luke 22:39Acts 1:122 Sam 15:302 Sam 15:322 Sam 16:11 Kgs 11:72 Kgs 23:13Zech 14:4Matt 21:1Matt 24:3Matt 26:30Mark 11:1Mark 13:3Mark 14:26Luke 19:29Luke 19:37Luke 21:37John 8:1

Why this place is in the atlas

Jesus teaches, prays nearby, enters Jerusalem, and ascends near this ridge.

Claim ledger

names[0].value Mount of Olives Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High

summary.en Jesus teaches, prays nearby, enters Jerusalem, and ascends near this ridge. Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High

foreignKeys[0] ancientId: ac2c4c5, urlSlug: mount-of-olives, friendlyId: Mount of Olives OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0 - High

identifications[0].coordinates latitude: 31.777946, longitude: 35.245686, precision: approximate OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0; upstream ODbL-1.0 - High

identifications[0].modernRegion East of the Old City Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High

scriptureReferences Matthew 24:3, Luke 22:39, Acts 1:12, 2 Sam 15:30 King James Version 1769 - Public-Domain - High

temporalScopes c. AD 30: Passion week teaching, prayer, and ascension memory Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - Medium