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Olivet

Olivet is another name for the Mount of Olives, a ridge east of Jerusalem. The name appears in some English Bibles at Acts 1:12, where Jesus ascended to heaven, and in older versions at 2 Samuel 15:30. The Gospels call the same place the Mount of Olives and connect it with the teaching, prayer, and final days of Jesus before his crucifixion.

See Olives, Mount of.

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)The classic article on this subjectSmith’s Bible Dictionary (1863)The entry on this subject

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