Mount Quarantania
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Mount Quarantania is a cliffside mountain near Jericho traditionally identified as the site where Jesus fasted and was tempted by the devil according to the New Testament.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian pilgrimage site
ⓘ
biblical site ⓘ mountain ⓘ |
| accessibleBy |
cable car
ⓘ
footpath ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Jabal al-Qarantal
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ⓘ
Jabal al-Quruntul NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount of Temptation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Temptation of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Jesus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Satan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithText |
Gospel of Luke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gospel of Matthew NERFINISHED ⓘ New Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | State of Palestine ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 1,150 feet
ⓘ
approximately 350 metres ⓘ |
| hasChapel | cave chapels ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
rocky slopes
ⓘ
steep cliffs ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSignificanceFor |
Christians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
pilgrims to the Holy Land ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Greek Orthodox monastery
ⓘ
Monastery of the Temptation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Judean Desert
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ⓘ
West Bank ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Jericho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monasteryBuiltInto | cliff face ⓘ |
| monasteryDenomination | Greek Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Forty (referring to forty days of fasting) ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith | Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity | Jericho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Jericho
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jordan Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Holy Land pilgrimage sites ⓘ |
| region | Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionTradition | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfTradition | early Christian centuries ⓘ |
| tourismType |
pilgrimage
ⓘ
religious tourism ⓘ |
| traditionallyIdentifiedAs |
place where Jesus fasted forty days
ⓘ
site of Jesus' temptation ⓘ |
| usedAs | hermitage site in antiquity ⓘ |
| viewIncludes |
Dead Sea region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jordan River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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