Mark 13:14

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But when you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains,

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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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Judea was the Roman province surrounding Jerusalem, where Jesus warns those in its villages and countryside to flee when the “abomination of desolation” appears. The Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, is the setting from which Jesus delivers this discourse, overlooking the city and its temple whose coming judgment he has foretold.

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Mark 13:14 mentions Judea and Mount of Olives.

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