Mount of Olives from Mount Zion
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13"x19" signed print: archival pigmented inks on matte watercolor paper The Mount of Olives rises above the Kidron Valley to the east of Jerusalem. It is a mountain steeped in tradition. David retreated here to escape Absalom (2 Sam. 15:30). On the southern spur, Solomon built temples for his foreign wives (2 Kings 23:13). On his trips to Jerusalem, Jesus crossed the Mount of Olives to reach neighboring Bethany (Lk. 10:38). Events prior to the Crucifixion are centered here (Mk. 14: 26-52). The Tenth Roman Legion camped on its slopes in 70 c.e. prior to its siege. In the wake of these events, the Mount of Olives has been a primary pilgrimage site since Byzantine times. Jews, Christians, and Muslims all have cemeteries here. This view is from the slopes of Mount Zion. The tower of the Russian Church of the Ascension marks the summit.