Jesus went to the Mount of Olives to demonstrate that he was God and the King of the Jews. He had to establish this as a fulfillment of Old Testament Prophecy and to prepare for his crucifixion. Read...
Just before Judas' betrayal and nearing the time of His crucifixion, Jesus travelled to the Garden of Gethsemane on the Mount of Olives with His disciples so that He could pray. Before He went to...
The Mount of Olives is generally believed to be the central point of the limestone hills east of Jerusalem, "a sabbath day's journey" away, across the Kidron Valley. (Zechariah 14:4; Acts 1:12) (It...