Givat HaTanakh

Bible Hill is an exposed hill of urban wildlife and archaeology near . The is situated on the northern slope of the hill beside a complex of from the First Temple period.
Wikipedia
  • 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 Ketef Hinnom.

Meadow
Photo: Michal.lvn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Gehinnom is a Biblical toponym that has acquired various theological connotations, including as a place of divine punishment, in Jewish eschatology. is situated 240 metres northeast of Givat HaTanakh.

Archaeological site
Photo: Bachrach44, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an archaeological site discovered in the 1970s southwest of the . Archaeological excavations held at the site uncovered a series of Iron Age period Judahite burial chambers, dating to the 7th and 6th centuries BCE.

Church
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Andrew's Church, also known as the Scots Memorial Church, is a church in , 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.

Suburb
Photo: Eman, CC0.
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.

Neighborhood
Photo: Pazit Polak, CC BY 2.0.
is a historic neighborhood in , overlooking the Old City.

Suburb
The is a neighborhood in , 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 Street, an avenue lined with trendy shops, restaurants, and cafes.

Givat HaTanakh

Latitude
31.76823° or 31° 46′ 6″ north
Longitude
35.22538° or 35° 13′ 31″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ69G+75
Open­Street­Map ID
way 161067737
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­meadow
Wiki­data ID
Q124800965
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Satellite Map

Discover Givat HaTanakh from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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 Khan Theatre.

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