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By the end of 1949, and throughout the Jordanian rule of the site, some Arab residents uprooted tombstones and plowed the land in the cemeteries, and an estimated 38,000 tombstones were damaged in total. During this period, a road was paved through the cemetery, in the process destroying graves
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Many Jews have wanted to be buried on the Mount of Olives since antiquity, based on the Jewish tradition (from the Biblical verse Zechariah 14:4) that when the Messiah comes, the resurrection of the dead will begin there. There are an estimated 150,000 graves on the Mount. Notable
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lasted, the committee was not formed. Non-Israeli Christian pilgrims were allowed to visit the mount, but Jews of all countries and most non-Jewish Israeli citizens were barred from entering Jordan and therefore were unable to travel to the area.
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was blocked up by landslide rubble during Uzziah's earthquake. Israeli geologists Wachs and Levitte identified the remnant of a large landslide on the Mount of Olives directly adjacent to this area. Based on geographic and linguistic evidence,
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on the day of Tisha B'Av to fast and mourn, and from there they move down along Yoshafat Valley and up to Mount of Olives. From there they see the whole Temple (the Temple Mount) and there they weep and lament the destruction of this House."
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with the aim of reversing the desecration of the Jewish cemetery. According to one of the founders, the initiative was triggered by witnessing tombstones that were wrecked with "the kind of maliciousness that defies the imagination."
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called for the establishment of a Special Committee to negotiate developments including "free access to the holy sites and cultural institutions and use of the cemetery on the Mount of Olives". However, during the 19 years the
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Thomas A Idinopulos, Jerusalem, 1994, p. 300, "So severe were the Jordanian restrictions against Jews gaining access to the old city that visitors wishing to cross over from west Jerusalem...had to produce a baptismal
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To Rule Jerusalem By Roger Friedland, Richard Hecht, 2000, p. 39, "Tourists entering East Jerusalem had to present baptismal certificates or other proof they were not Jewish."
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facilities are located. What lays north of here belongs to Mount Scopus. On the south-eastern slope of the Mount of Olives lies the Palestinian Arab village of
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Daniel Wachs and Dov Levitte, Earthquake Risk and Slope Stability in Jerusalem, Environmental Geology and Water Sciences, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 183–86, 1984
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After 1967, it was discovered that tombstones had been removed from the ancient cemetery to pave the latrines of a nearby Jordanian army barrack.
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would engage in missionary activities. After the Mormons pledged not to proselytize in Israel, work on the building was allowed to proceed.
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and others from the 15th century to the present day. Tradition wrongly identifies Roman-period tombs at the foot of the mount as those of
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and offered a panoramic view of the Temple site. It became a traditional place for lamenting the Temple's destruction, especially on
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will stand on the Mount of Olives and the mountain will split in two, with one half shifting north and one half shifting south (
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Between Cultural Diversity and Common Heritage: Legal and Religious Perspectives on the Sacred Places of the Mediterranean
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of East Jerusalem was condemned as a violation of international law and ruled null and void by the UN Security Council in
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Jesus is said to have spent time on the mount, teaching and prophesying to his disciples (Matthew 24–25), including the
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on the Mount of Olives. They made pilgrimages to the Mount of Olives because it was 80 meters higher than the
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Ussishkin, David (May 1970). "The Necropolis from the Time of the Kingdom of Judah at Silwan, Jerusalem".
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were paid £100 annually by the Jews in an effort to prevent the desecration of graves on the mount.
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for over 3,000 years and holds approximately 150,000 graves, making it central in the tradition of
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Again, the story of Jesus with his disciples on the Mount of Olives can be found in the
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Prophetic figures in late Second Temple Jewish Palestine: the evidence from Josephus
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wives on the southern peak, "on the mountain which is before (east of) Jerusalem" (
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restoration work was done and the cemetery was reopened for burials. Israel's 1980
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with the Lutheran Church of the Ascension and its massive 50-metre (160 ft)
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The Jewish Cemetery on the Mount of Olives, 155 years apart. The map, from 1858,
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which runs for 3.5 kilometres (2.2 miles) just east of the Old City across the
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For the Freedom of Zion: the Great Revolt of Jews against Romans, 66-74 CE
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worship since ancient times and is today a major site of pilgrimage for
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was built at the summit of the mount. Graves were also demolished for
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that once covered its slopes. The southern part of the mount was the
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On 6 November 2010, an international watch-committee was set up by
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Olive tree on the Mount of Olives said to be 800–2,000 years old
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Relatos de Viajes y Epistolas de Peregrinos Jud.os a Jerusalén
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and the Mitzpe Hamasu'ot ('Beacons Lookout') site, where the
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asked to be buried on the Mount of Olives near the graves of
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did not condemn the Jordanian government for these actions.
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The biblical designation Mount of Corruption, or in Hebrew
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The Mount of Olives is first mentioned in connection with
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have been prone to vandalism, among them the tombs of the
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Landmarks at the top of the Mount of Olives include the
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The Mount of Olives is one of three peaks of a mountain
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The sacred character of the mount is alluded to in the
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stood when he wept over Jerusalem (an event known as
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considered the most accurate in existence at the time
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Mount of Olives security beefed up to stop vandalism
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After the destruction of the 507:(52–60 CE), a Jewish prophetic figure known as " 319:, took place on the Mount of Olives, and in the 2066:Interactive Panoramas of the Mount of Olives – 1981:Alternative Tourism Group (ATG)- Study Center. 1655:Bronner, Ethan; Kershner, Isabel (2009-05-10). 1654: 1407:. Richard Bentley and Son, London. p. 152. 1377:Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development 1284: 1092:the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1011:. At the foot of the mount, where it meets the 383:, and its eastern side is the beginning of the 1879:, book 9, chapter 10, paragraph 4, verse 225, 1721:City of Stone: The Hidden History of Jerusalem 1539: 323:it is described as the place from which Jesus 256:; both lit. 'Mount of Olives'; in Arabic also 2391: 2108: 1958: 1844:Vandalism returns to Mount of Olives cemetery 1772:A History of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict 1628:Ferrari, Silvio; Benzo, Andrea (2016-04-15). 1298: 1296: 1273: 477:have been buried on the Mount of Olives. 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Archived from 1832:Has Israel abandoned the Mount of Olives? 1084:Brigham Young University Jerusalem Center 1067:, identified with the ancient village of 697: 284:, attributed to the elite of the ancient 268:, 'the Mountain') is a mountain ridge in 1849: 995:. On the western slope are the historic 882: 600: 481:, the location of the modern village of 421: 354: 350: 199: 47:Aerial photograph of the Mount of Olives 2022:"Jerusalem – Beyond the Old City Walls" 1907:Quarterly Statement, April 1874, p. 102 1404:Mount Seir, Sinai and Western Palestine 904:as part of the route from Jerusalem to 304:, a former village that is now part of 2616: 1977: 1975: 1566: 1485: 1420: 1379:. Government of Israel. Archived from 605:Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives 541:. In 1481, an Italian Jewish pilgrim, 2379: 2096: 1454: 1425:. 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Mount Olivet (disambiguation)

Elevation
Coordinates
31°46′42″N 35°14′38″E / 31.77833°N 35.24389°E / 31.77833; 35.24389
Hebrew
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Jerusalem
Parent range
Judean Mountains
Easiest route

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East Jerusalem
Jerusalem's Old City
olive groves
Silwan necropolis
Kingdom of Judah
Jewish cemetery
Jewish cemeteries
Palestinian
At-Tur
East Jerusalem
Jesus
Gospels
Acts of the Apostles
ascended to heaven

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