Luke 21:37

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Every day Jesus was teaching in the temple, and every night he would go out and spend the night on the mountain that is called Olivet.

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Jerusalem in New Testament TimesA plan of ancient Jerusalem as it was in New Testament times, with its walls, temple and gates.

The Holy Land in the Time of JesusThe Holy Land in the time of Jesus, showing Galilee, Samaria, Judea and the territories under Herod's rule.

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Jerusalem was the religious center of Judea, the Roman province surrounding it, and its temple was where Jesus taught publicly each day. The Mount of Olives, just east of Jerusalem across the Kidron Valley, provided a customary place for him to spend the nights during his final days before the crucifixion.

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Luke 21:37 mentions Jerusalem, Judea and Mount of Olives.

Photo of Jerusalem — Jerusalem · Godot13

Photo of Mount of Olives — Mount of Olives · xiquinhosilva