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Israel is about the size of New Jersey. Its capital Jerusalem, though often referred to as the city of peace, has had this name challenged over and over through the years. Many battles and unresolved conflicts have battered it for years.
Mount of Olives separates the Temple Mount, the most holy place in Judaism, from the Judean Desert. We know it to be the place from which Jesus the Messiah ascended into heaven (Acts 1:11), and where He will one day return. What is the Mount of Olives?
The Mount of Olives has been a silent witness to many significant events in the Bible, as well as in modern history. But more than that, the hill has played an important role in some of them. Also called the Mount of Anointment, the hill owes both of its names to its olive groves. That is to say, Mount of Olives served the city in making olive oil to anoint Israel’s kings and temple priests.
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