Mount of Olives

Mount of Olives is a hill named in 18 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Mount of Olives (high confidence).

Location

Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.

Verses

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 15:30
  And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that was with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.But David continued up the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went up. His head was covered, and he was walking barefoot. And all the people with him covered their heads and went up, weeping as they went.
• 2 Samuel 15:32
  And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the mount, where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head:When David came to the summit, where he used to worship God, Hushai the Archite was there to meet him with his robe torn and dust on his head.
• 2 Samuel 16:1
  And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.When David had gone a little beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth was there to meet him. He had a pair of saddled donkeys loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred clusters of raisins, a hundred summer fruits, and a skin of wine.

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 11:7
  Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.At that time on a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites.

2 Kings

• 2 Kings 23:13
  And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile.The king also desecrated the high places east of Jerusalem, to the south of the Mount of Corruption, which King Solomon of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians, for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.

Zechariah

• Zechariah 14:4
  And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.On that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half the mountain moving to the north and half to the south.

Matthew

• Matthew 21:1
  And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,
• Matthew 24:3
  And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”
• Matthew 26:30
  And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Mark

• Mark 11:1
  And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two of His disciples
• Mark 13:3
  And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately,
• Mark 14:26
  And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Luke

• Luke 19:29
  And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,As He approached Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent out two of His disciples,
• Luke 19:37
  And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:
• Luke 21:37
  And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives.Every day Jesus taught at the temple, but every evening He went out to spend the night on the Mount of Olives.
• Luke 22:39
  And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him.Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed Him.

John

• John 8:1
  Jesus went unto the mount of Olives.But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.

Acts

• Acts 1:12
  Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day’s journey.Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near the city, a Sabbath day’s journey away.

Notes

1. Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
2. Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.