Mount of Temptation

Mount of Temptation, in Palestinian Arabic Jebel Quruntul, is a mountain over the city of in the , ; ancient Christian tradition identifies it as the location of the temptation of Jesus described in the New Testament Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, in which it is said that, from "a high place", the Devil offered Jesus rule over all the kingdoms of the world.
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  • Type: Peak
  • Description: mountain in the Jordan Valley
  • Also known as: “al-Quruntul”, “al-Qurunṭul”, “Dagon”, “Doch”, “Docus”, “Dok”, “Doq”, “Douca”, “Douka”, “Duca”, “Duk”, “Duka”, “Duq”, “Jabal al Qarantal”, “Jabal al Qaranţal”, “Jabal al Quruntul”, “Jabal al Qurunţul”, “Jabal al-Arbayin”, “Jabal al-Qarantal”, “Jabal al-Quruntul”, “Jabal al-Qurunṭul”, “Jabal al-Tajriba”, “Jabel Quruntul”, “Jebel et-Tajriba”, “Jebel Kuruntul”, “Jebel Kurunṭul”, “Jebel Kŭrŭntŭl”, “Jebel Quruntul”, “Jebel Qurunṭul”, “Jebet et Tajriba”, “Kuruntul”, “Kurunṭul”, “Kŭrŭntŭl”, “Mount Arbayin”, “Mount of the Forty Days”, “Mount of the Temptation”, “Mount Qarantal”, “Mount Quaranta”, “Mount Quarantaine”, “Mount Quarantana”, “Mount Quarantania”, “Mount Quarantina”, “Mount Quarantine”, “Mount Quarennia”, “Mount Quarrantania”, “Mount Quruntul”, “Mount Qurunṭul”, “Mountain of Temptation”, “Qarantal”, “Quaranta”, “Quarantaine”, “Quarantal”, “Quarantana”, “Quarantania”, “Quarantina”, “Quarantine”, “Quarennia”, “Quarrantania”, “Qurantul”, “Quruntal”, “Quruntul”, “Qurunṭul”, and “Temptation Mount”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tell es-Sultan and Deir al-Quruntal, Monastery of the Temptation.

Archaeological site
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, also known as Tel Jericho or Ancient Jericho, is an archaeological site and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in , in the city of , consisting of the remains of the oldest fortified city in the world.

Monastery
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The Monastery of the Temptation is a Greek Orthodox monastery located in , . It was built on the slopes of the 350 meters above sea level, situated along a cliff overlooking the city of and the Jordan Valley.

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Hisham's Palace, also known as Khirbat al-Mafjar, is an important early Islamic archaeological site in the city of , in the in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jericho and An-Nuway’imah.

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, the "City of Palms", is a small city within the Palestinian Territories close to the northern end of and some 55 km from .

Suburb
al-Nuway'imah is a Palestinian village in the in the eastern , located five kilometers north of . It is situated in a low elevation below sea level in the central Jordan Valley.

Village
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ʿEin es-Sulṭān camp, or ʿEin Sultan camp, is a refugee camp in the of the State of Palestine, in the Jordan Valley, in the eastern .

Mount of Temptation

Latitude
31.8746° or 31° 52′ 29″ north
Longitude
35.4303° or 35° 25′ 49″ east
Open location code
8G3QVCFJ+R4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6327816571
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Wiki­data ID
Q10742877
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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Western Panjabi—“Mount of Temptation” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Δαγὼν”
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Δουκα”
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Δωκ”
  • Arabic: “جبل الأربعين”
  • Arabic: “جبل قرنطل”
  • Basque: “Tentaldiaren mendia”
  • Chinese: “誘惑之山”
  • Czech: “Hora Pokušení”
  • Danish: “Quarantana”
  • Dutch: “Berg der Verzoeking”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل الاربعين (اريحا)”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل الاربعين”
  • French: “Djebel-ed-Douk”
  • French: “Djebel-Karantal”
  • French: “Douk”
  • French: “Douka”
  • French: “Mont de la Quarantaine”
  • French: “mont de la Tentation”
  • French: “Mont de la Tentation”
  • French: “Montage de la Quarantaine”
  • German: “Berg der Versuchung”
  • Hebrew: “הר קרנטל”
  • Hebrew: “קרנטל”
  • Indonesian: “Gunung Pencobaan”
  • Japanese: “誘惑の山”
  • Ladin: “Mount of Temptation”
  • Latin: “Docus”
  • Latin: “Mons Quaranta”
  • Latin: “Mons Quarantana”
  • Latin: “Mons Quarantania”
  • Latin: “Mons Quarantina”
  • Latin: “Mons Quarennia”
  • Latin: “Mons Quarrantania”
  • Latin: “Quarantana”
  • Latin: “Quarantania”
  • Latin: “Quarantina”
  • Latin: “Quarennia”
  • Latin: “Quarrantania”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Freistingsfjellet”
  • Spanish: “Dok”
  • Spanish: “Duk”
  • Spanish: “monte Arbayin”
  • Spanish: “Monte de la tentacion”
  • Spanish: “Monte de la tentación”
  • Spanish: “Monte de la Tentación”
  • Spanish: “Yabal al-Arbayin”
  • Spanish: “Yabal al-Quruntul”
  • Swedish: “Quarantana”
  • Tamil: “சோதனை மலை”
  • Ukrainian: “Гора спокус”
  • Urdu: “جبل اربعین (اریحا)”
  • Urdu: “جبل اربعین”
  • Welsh: “Mynydd y Temtasiwn”
  • Western Frisian: “Berch fan Fersiking”
  • Western Panjabi: “جبل اربعین (اریحا)”
  • Western Panjabi: “جبل اربعین”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Dok Fortress and מערת המרגלים אגף צפוני.

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