Kidron Valley

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geographical feature historic site valley

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.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Kidron drainage basin	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 (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wadi an-Nar → associatedWith → Kidron Valley ⓘ

Temple Mount → borderedBy → Kidron Valley ⓘ

Hinnom Valley → connectedTo → Kidron Valley ⓘ

Hinnom Valley → flowsInto → Kidron Valley ⓘ

Valley of Hinnom → flowsInto → Kidron Valley ⓘ

גֵּיא בֶן־הִנֹּם → flowsInto → Kidron Valley ⓘ

Wadi an-Nar → flowsThrough → Kidron Valley ⓘ

Arrest of Jesus → hasAssociatedPlace → Kidron Valley ⓘ

Jerusalem → hasBodyOfWater → Kidron Valley ⓘ

Tomb of Absalom → locatedIn → Kidron Valley ⓘ

Wadi an-Nar → locatedIn → Kidron Valley ⓘ

גֵּיא בֶן־הִנֹּם → locatedNear → Kidron Valley ⓘ

Monastery of Saint Sabas (Mar Saba) → locatedOn → Kidron Valley ⓘ

Tomb of Benei Hezir → location → Kidron Valley ⓘ

Bab al-Rahma Cemetery → near → Kidron Valley ⓘ

Church of All Nations → near → Kidron Valley ⓘ

Lions' Gate → near → Kidron Valley ⓘ

Valley of Hinnom → near → Kidron Valley ⓘ

Bab al-Rahma Cemetery → overlooks → Kidron Valley ⓘ

Golden Gate → overlooks → Kidron Valley ⓘ

subject surface form: Golden Gate (Jerusalem)

Golden Gate of the Old City → overlooks → Kidron Valley ⓘ

Wadi an-Nar → partOf → Kidron Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kidron drainage basin

Golden Gate of the Old City → visibleFrom → Kidron Valley ⓘ