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...
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...