Tag: Mount of Olives
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Where Christ Taught the Apostles the Lord’s Prayer at Pater Noster on the Mount of Olives
On the site where tradition held that Jesus Christ taught the 12 disciples the Lord’s Prayer: “And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. And he said unto… Read more
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The Cursing of the Fig Tree by the Lord, And Fig Trees in the Bible
After the Lord’s Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem and his second cleansing of the temple, the Lord and his disciples returned to Bethany for the night, on the east side of the Mount of Olives. The following morning the Lord and his disciples returned to Jerusalem traveling west over the Mount of Olives and along the… Read more
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Garden of Gethsemane and the Basilica of Agony
On the Mount of Olives, across the Kidron (a.k.a. Cedron) brook, are the remains of very ancient olive trees. Hebrew University botanists date the trees to be between 1,800 and 2,300 years old. The only way to be sure would be to cut one down and count the rings, which is an horrific idea. The… Read more