Kidron Valley
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Kidron Valley is a historic ravine in Jerusalem that runs between the Old City and the Mount of Olives, featuring prominently in biblical tradition and archaeological remains.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kidron Valley canonical | 43 |
| Kidron | 1 |
| Kidron Valley slopes | 1 |
| Kidron drainage basin | 1 |
| Valley of Jehoshaphat | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ valley ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
West Jerusalem
ⓘ
surface form:
City of David
Temple Mount ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSignificance |
Byzantine period remains
ⓘ
Second Temple period remains ⓘ presence of Iron Age remains ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Jesus crossing the Kidron on the night of his arrest
ⓘ
religious reforms of King Asa ⓘ religious reforms of King Hezekiah ⓘ religious reforms of King Josiah ⓘ |
| contains |
Christian cemeteries
ⓘ
Jewish burial caves ⓘ Jewish cemeteries ⓘ Muslim cemeteries ⓘ Tomb of Absalom ⓘ Tomb of Benei Hezir ⓘ Tomb of Absalom ⓘ
surface form:
Tomb of Zechariah
ancient tombs ⓘ monumental rock-cut tombs ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Dead Sea ⓘ |
| functionInAntiquity | drainage channel for Jerusalem ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| locatedNextTo |
Mount of Olives
ⓘ
Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
surface form:
Old City of Jerusalem
|
| mentionedIn |
Books of Kings
ⓘ
surface form:
1 Kings
Books of Chronicles ⓘ
surface form:
2 Chronicles
Books of Kings ⓘ
surface form:
2 Kings
2 Samuel ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Jeremiah ⓘ John 18 ⓘ New Testament ⓘ |
| modernUse |
pilgrimage route
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark |
Church of All Nations
ⓘ
Mount of Olives ⓘ
surface form:
Gethsemane
Golden Gate of the Old City ⓘ |
| partOf | Judean Desert drainage system ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| separates |
Mount of Olives
ⓘ
Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
surface form:
Old City of Jerusalem
|
| symbolism |
associated with end-times imagery in Islamic tradition
ⓘ
associated with eschatological events in Christian tradition ⓘ place of judgment in some Jewish traditions ⓘ |
| watercourseName | Wadi an-Nar ⓘ |
Referenced by (47)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Golden Gate (Jerusalem)
this entity surface form:
Kidron drainage basin
this entity surface form:
Valley of Jehoshaphat
this entity surface form:
Kidron
this entity surface form:
Kidron Valley slopes