Givat HaTanakh
Bible Hill is an exposed hill of urban wildlife and archaeology near the Old City of Jerusalem. The Church of St. Andrews is situated on the northern slope of the hill beside a complex of burial caves from the First Temple period.- Type: Meadow
- Description: site of natural and archaeological importance in Jerusalem
- Also known as: “Bible Hill”, “Bible Hill, Jerusalem”, and “Givat HaTanach”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gehenna and Khan Theatre.
Gehenna
Meadow
Gehenna or Gehinnom is a Biblical toponym that has acquired various theological connotations, including as a place of divine punishment, in Jewish eschatology. Gehenna is situated 240 metres northeast of Givat HaTanakh.
Khan Theatre
Theater building
Jerusalem Khan Theatre is a repertory theatre based in Jerusalem. The theatre is located near the Jerusalem Railway Station, in an old caravanserai building.
Saint Andrews
Church
St Andrew's Church, also known as the Scots Memorial Church, is a church in Jerusalem, built as a memorial to the Scottish soldiers who were killed fighting the Turkish Army during the Sinai and Palestine campaign of the First World War, bringing to an end Ottoman rule over Palestine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Zion and Yemin Moshe.
Mount Zion
Suburb
Jerusalem is the largest city of Israel. Israel claims it as its capital and a few countries including the United States recognize that claim, but most other countries and the United Nations do not.
Yemin Moshe
Neighborhood
Yemin Moshe is a historic neighborhood in Jerusalem, overlooking the Old City.
German Colony
Suburb
The German Colony is a neighborhood in Jerusalem, established in the second half of the 19th century as a German Templer colony in Palestine. Today "the Moshava", as it is popularly known, is an upscale neighborhood bisected by Emek Refaim Street, an avenue lined with trendy shops, restaurants, and cafes.
Givat HaTanakh
- Category: hill
- Location: Quds Governorate, West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.76823° or 31° 46′ 6″ north
Longitude
35.22538° or 35° 13′ 31″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ69G+75
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=meadow
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“Givat HaTanakh” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جبل الكتاب المقدس (القدس)”
- Arabic: “جبل الكتاب المقدس”
- Hebrew: “גבעת התנ’ך”
- Hebrew: “גבעת התנ"ך”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Givat HaTanakh and Ketef Hinnom.
Nearby Places
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