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the Fourth Week of Advent
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Olives, Mount of
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David crossed the Mount of Olives when fleeing Absalom (2 Samuel 15:30 ). Ezekiel saw the cherubim chariot land there (Ezekiel 11:23 ). Zechariah described how the Mount of Olives would move to form a huge valley on the Day of the Lord (Zechariah 14:3-5 ). Many crucial events in Jesus' life occurred on the Mount of Olives. (See, for example, Matthew 26:30; Mark 11:1-2; Luke 4:5; Luke 22:39-46; Acts 1:9-12 ).
Robert O. Byrd
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These dictionary topics are from the Holman Bible Dictionary, published by Broadman & Holman, 1991. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Broadman & Holman.
These dictionary topics are from the Holman Bible Dictionary, published by Broadman & Holman, 1991. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Broadman & Holman.
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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Olives, Mount of'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​o/olives-mount-of.html. 1991.
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Olives, Mount of'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​o/olives-mount-of.html. 1991.