The Jewish Cemetery on the Mount of Olives is the oldest and most important Jewish cemetery in Jerusalem. The Mount of Olives had been a traditional Hebrew/Jewish burial location in antiquity. The pre
David Roberts (1796-1864) - Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives with the Tomb of Absalom and Al-Aqsa in the distance
Jewish tombs in the Mount of Olives
Panorama of the Temple Mount, seen from the Mount of Olives
Mount of Olives 1858
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The Mount of Olives or Mount Olivet is a mountain ridge in East Jerusalem, east of and adjacent to Jerusalem's Old City. It is named for the olive groves that once covered its slopes. The southern par
Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery
…known as the Silwan necropolis. In the 19th century, special significance was attached to Jewish cemeteries in Jerusalem. The desire to be buried on the Mount of Olives stemmed in part from the Segulaic advantages attributed to the burial, according to various sources. During the First and Second Temple Periods, the…
Aerial photograph of the Mount of Olives
Olive tree on the Mount of Olives said to be 800–2,000 years old
The Mount of Olives, c. 1899
At-Tur neighborhood on the Mount of Olives