As they approached Jerusalem. Jesus went through Jericho, where he healed two blind men, and set Zacchaeus free from sin. Coming up the mountain pass to Jerusalem, he stopped at the home of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus in Bethany, stayed there during the Sabbath [Saturday], and on Sunday morning, made his Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem. As they approached Jerusalem, they went up the Mount of Olives. There were three paths over the Mount of Olives: (1) on the north, in the hollow between two peaks of the hill; (2) over the main peak; (3) on the south, between the Mount of Olives and the Hill of Offence. This is the path Jesus took. To Bethphage. Bethphage and Bethany were suburban villages close to each other, and on the direct line of travel from Jericho to Jerusalem. Mount of Olives. Named for the Olive trees on it. A hill, just east of Jerusalem, a "public park."

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