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• Mount of OlivesBible

  The Mount of Olives is a mountain east of Jerusalem, across the Kidron Valley. It is the setting for David's flight from Absalom, Jesus' entry into Jerusalem and his discourse on the end times, his prayer in Gethsemane, and the account of his ascension.

• Mount GerizimBible

  Mount Gerizim is a mountain south of Shechem. Deuteronomy and Joshua present it as the "mountain of blessing," from which the blessing was proclaimed. It later became the center of Samaritan worship.

• Mount HorebBible

  Mount Horeb is the mountain the Old Testament calls "the mountain of God." There Moses received God's call from the flame of the burning bush, Israel received the covenant, and Elijah met God. It is generally understood to be the same mountain as Mount Sinai.

• Mount TaborBible

  Mount Tabor is a mountain in the Galilee region of northern Israel, rising northeast of the Jezreel Valley. In the Old Testament it appears as the battleground of Deborah and Barak, and church tradition has long identified it as the Mount of Transfiguration.

• HorebBible

  Horeb is a mountain called "the mountain of God" in the Old Testament. There Moses received his call from the flame of fire in the bush and later received the Law, and there Elijah encountered God.

• Parable of the Fig TreeBible

  The Parable of the Fig Tree is a parable Jesus told on the Mount of Olives while teaching about the end times. Just as people know that summer is near when the fig tree puts forth leaves, so those who see the signs are to know that the end is near.

• The TransfigurationBible

  The Transfiguration is the event, recorded in the Synoptic Gospels, in which Jesus was transformed in appearance on a high mountain before Peter, James, and John, while Moses and Elijah appeared and talked with him.

• Healing of the Demon-Possessed BoyBible

  The healing of the demon-possessed boy is a miracle in which Jesus, after coming down from the Mount of Transfiguration, cast a demon out of a boy whom his disciples had been unable to heal. The account appears in Matthew, Mark, and Luke.

• Olivet DiscourseBible

  The Olivet Discourse is a lengthy address that Jesus delivered to his disciples on the Mount of Olives during the final week of his public ministry. In it he taught about the destruction of the Jerusalem temple, his second coming, and the signs of the end of the world. It is recorded in Matthew 24–25, Mark 13, and Luke 21.

• GethsemaneBible

  Gethsemane was a place at the foot of the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem. It is where Jesus Christ prayed and was arrested on the night before his crucifixion. Its name is generally understood to mean "oil press."

• BethphageBible

  Bethphage was a village near the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem. The Synoptic Gospels present it as the place where Jesus Christ, just before entering Jerusalem, sent his disciples to bring him a donkey.

• Parable of the Ten VirginsBible

  The Parable of the Ten Virgins is a parable of Jesus found in Matthew 25:1–13. It tells of ten virgins waiting for a bridegroom, of whom only the five who had prepared oil in advance entered the wedding feast, and it teaches believers to watch and be ready for the Second Coming.

• Prayer in GethsemaneBible

  The prayer in Gethsemane is the prayer Jesus offered in Gethsemane, at the foot of the Mount of Olives, on the night before his arrest, in which he said, "not as I will, but as thou wilt." The event marks the beginning of the Passion narrative.

• Kidron ValleyBible

  The Kidron Valley is a valley running north to south along the east side of Jerusalem, between the hill on which the temple stood and the Mount of Olives. Scripture usually refers to it as the "brook Kidron."

• Still Small VoiceBible

  The "still small voice" is the quiet, faint sound that came to Elijah on Mount Horeb after the wind, the earthquake, and the fire had passed (1 Kings 19:12). The passage is often cited to illustrate the manner in which God reveals himself.

• BethanyBible

  Bethany was a village on the slope of the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem. In the Gospels it appears as the home of Lazarus and his sisters Martha and Mary, and as the place where Jesus stayed during Holy Week.

• Mark 13Bible

  Mark 13 is the chapter in which Jesus foretells the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem and, on the Mount of Olives, teaches four disciples about the signs of the last days, the coming of the Son of Man, and the need to watch.

• Matthew 24:15Bible Verses

  Matthew 24:15 is a verse in which Jesus, speaking to his disciples on the Mount of Olives, presents Daniel's "abomination of desolation" standing in the holy place as a sign of tribulation. Interpreters disagree on whether it refers to the fall of Jerusalem in AD 70 or to an end-time event.

• Matthew 24:14Bible Verses

  Matthew 24:14 is a prophecy of Jesus that this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations, and then the end shall come. Because it links the motive for mission with the timing of the Second Coming, the verse figures prominently both in the missionary movement and in eschatological discussion.