Mount of Temptation

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Mount of Temptation is a hill in the Judean Desert near Jericho traditionally revered as the site where Jesus was tempted by the devil, now featuring a monastery and popular pilgrimage and tourist facilities.

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Mount of Temptation canonical 3

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian pilgrimage site
hill
tourist attraction
associatedEvent temptation of Jesus in the wilderness
surface form: Forty days of fasting of Jesus
country State of Palestine
culturalSignificance symbol of spiritual struggle and temptation
elevation approximately 350 metres above sea level
elevationRelativeToJericho approximately 300 metres above Jericho
hasAccessFrom Jericho
surface form: Jericho city
hasCliffFace yes
hasFootpaths yes
hasHermitCaves yes
hasLookoutPoints yes
hasMonastery Monastery of the Temptation
hasNameInGreek Mount Quarantania
hasNameVariant Jabal al-Quruntul
hasReligiousBuilding Greek Orthodox monastery
hasReligiousTraditionSince early Christian centuries
hasRockyTerrain yes
isSubjectOf Christian art
pilgrimage literature
languageOfAlternativeName Greek
languageOfLocalName Arabic
locatedIn Judean Desert
Palestine
West Bank
locatedNear Jericho
mentionedIn New Testament tradition
nearAncientCity Jericho
surface form: ancient Jericho
nearBorderWith Jordan
overlooks Jericho
Jordan Valley
partOf Judean Mountains
pilgrimageDestinationFor Christian pilgrims
region Middle East
religion Christianity
touristInfrastructure cable car
gift shops
restaurant
viewing platforms
traditionallyAssociatedWith Jesus Christ
surface form: Jesus

the Devil
surface form: Satan

the Tempter
surface form: Temptation of Christ
viewOf Dead Sea shore
surface form: Dead Sea region

Jordan Valley
surface form: Jordan River valley
visitedBy tourists

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

Jericho touristAttraction Mount of Temptation
Jericho Governorate includesHistoricSite Mount of Temptation
Monastery of the Temptation locatedOn Mount of Temptation