Olivet, Mount Named from the groves of olive-trees which grew there. Range of hills east of Jerusalem, terminating in the Mount of Offence. Tradition locates there Solomon’s idolatrous shrines (4 Kings 23). In David’s time there was a holy place dedicated to God (2 Kings 15). The Mount is venerated by Christians as a favorite … Continue reading “Olivet, Mount”
Olivet
Olivet ( , Act 1:12; found only here and in Jos. Ant. VII. ix. 2, ; in Mar 11:1 is confined to B; Lat. olivetum) Olivet, called in the Gospels the Mount of Olives, is the range of hills facing Jerusalem on the E., beyond the ravine of the Kidron valley. It has three summits, … Continue reading “Olivet”
Olives, The Mount of
Olives, The Mount of Olives, The Mount of. “The Mount of Olives” occurs in the Old Testament in Zec 14:4 only. In 2Sa 15:30, it is called “Olivet;” in other places, simply “the mount,” Neh 8:15, “the mount facing Jerusalem,” 1Ki 11:7 , or “the mountain which is on the east aide of the city.” … Continue reading “Olives, The Mount of”
Olives, Olivet, Mount of
Olives, Olivet, Mount of The mountain range on the east of Jerusalem, separated from the city by the Kidron valley. It doubtless derived its name from the olive-trees that grew on it. This name occurs but seldom in the O.T., and apparently the mountain is not referred to under any other name. David when he … Continue reading “Olives, Olivet, Mount of”
Olives, Mount of
OLIVES, MOUNT OF Eze 11:23, called also OLIVET, 2Sa 15:30, a ridge running north and south on the east side of Jerusalem, its summit about half a mile from the city wall, and separated from it by the valley of the Kidron. It is composed of chalky limestone, the rocks everywhere showing themselves. The olive-trees … Continue reading “Olives, Mount of”
Olives (Olive berries), Olive tree
Olives (Olive berries), Olive tree denotes (a) “an olive tree,” Rom 11:17, Rom 11:24; Rev 11:4 (plural); the Mount of Olives was so called from the numerous olive trees there, and indicates the importance attached to such; the Mount is mentioned in the NT in connection only with the Lord’s life on earth, Mat 21:1; … Continue reading “Olives (Olive berries), Olive tree”
Olives
Olives Olives, the Mount of, Olivet, Mount. A mountain ridge to the east of Jerusalem, from which it is separated by the valley of Jehoshaphat. It has three or four summits or peaks. The mount of Olives, called also Olivet, and by the Arabs at present Jebel et-Tur, a name they give to elevated summits … Continue reading “Olives”
Olivers, Thomas
Olivers, Thomas a noted English hymnologist, and one of Wesley’s most eminent ministers, was born of humble parentage at Tregonan, Montgomeryshire, England, in 1725. Left an orphan at five, he was reared on a farm by a relative, who gave him some education, and with whom he lived until eighteen years of age, when he … Continue reading “Olivers, Thomas”
Oliver Plunket
Oliver Plunket Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland; martyr; born Loughcrew, County Meath, Ireland, 1629; died London, England, 1681. Of an illustrious family, he was educated privately at Dublin, and at the Irish College in Rome. Ordained in 1654, he taught in the College of the Propaganda, 1657-1669. Appointed Archbishop of Armagh, he was consecrated at Ghent, … Continue reading “Oliver Plunket”
Oliver Of Malmesbury
Oliver Of Malmesbury a Benedictine monk of the 11th century, is chiefly memorable as the first Englishman who attempted to travel through the aerial regions. He is said to have been well skilled in mechanics; but in attempting to fly from a lofty tower, with wings of his own construction fastened to his hands and … Continue reading “Oliver Of Malmesbury”