Mount of Temptation

English

The Monastery of the Temptation halfway up the eastern face of the mountain

Alternative forms

• Mount of the Temptation

Proper noun

Mount of Temptation

1. (Christianity mythology) 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

• (both senses, all also with 'Mount'): Quarantine, Quarentena, Quarantania

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: erämaa (fi) (location of fasting only)
• Greek: έρημος (el) f (érimos) (location of fasting only)
• Latin: (mons) Quarantina, Quarentena, Quarantania, Quarennia, Quarantana, Quaranta