The Mount of Olives, like every piece of real estate in or near Jerusalem, particularly the walled-in Old City, is layered with historical, political, and theological significance. The Mount, situated to the northeast across the Kidron Valley, rises several hundred feet above the Old City, the biblical Mount Zion, and is within easy walking distance. From there, the view of t (...)
Short Take
A Desecrated Land
THE VIEW FROM THE MOUNT OF OLIVES
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