Mount of Temptation
Coordinates: 31°52′26″N 35°25′53″E / 31.87389°N 35.43139°E
The Mount of Temptation is said to be the hill in the Judean Desert where Jesus was tempted by Satan.[1] The exact location is unknown. It is generally identified with Mount Quarantania, a limestone mountain about 366 metres (1,200 feet) high, located about 11 km (6.8 mi) northwest of the town of Jericho.
Mount Of Temptation Media
The three temptations of Christ in a 12th-century mosaic in St Mark's, Venice
The precinct walls of an abandoned Russian monastery project at the summit, 2017
Jebel Quruntul overlooking the Plain of Jericho, 1931
Title: Air views of Palestine. Air route following the old Jerusalem-Jericho Road. Mount of Temptation and the convent. Closer view*Abstract/medium: G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection Physical description: 1 negative :
The monastery in 1913
The Jericho Cable Car (Sultan Téléphérique), 2019
Mt Quruntul from the Jericho Plain, 2012. Part of 'Ushsh el-Ghurab is visible to the right.
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