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Mount of Temptation

Mount of Temptation proper noun: the supposed location of the Temptation of Christ in the early 1st century.

mount of temptation: the supposed location of the Temptation of Christ in the early 1st century
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Proper noun

Mount of Temptation

  1. The supposed location of the Temptation of Christ in the early 1st century.
  2. Jebel Quruntul, a mountain near Jericho traditionally associated with this event since at least the 4th century.

Synonyms of Mount of Temptation

Forms of Mount of Temptation

alternative formMount of the Temptation

Questions about Mount of Temptation

What does Mount of Temptation mean?
Mount of Temptation means the supposed location of the Temptation of Christ in the early 1st century.
What part of speech is Mount of Temptation?
Mount of Temptation is a proper noun.

Words near Mount of Temptation in the dictionary

  1. Mount Murray
  2. Mount Napier
  3. Mount Nelson
  4. Mount Nicholson
  5. Mount of Olives
  6. Mount of Temptation
  7. Mount of the Holy Cross
  8. Mount of the Temptation
  9. mount of Venus
  10. Mount Olive
  11. Mount Olivet

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