What is Mount of Temptation?
{{coord|31|52|26|N|35|25|53|E|region:IL_type:landmark_source:kolossus-hewiki|display=title}} [[File:Mt temptation 1910.jpg|thumb|Mount of Temptation in 1910]] '''The Mount of Temptation''' is said to be the [[hill]] in the [[Judean Desert]] where [[Jesus]] was [[wikt:temptation|tempted]] by [[Satan]].<ref>{{bibleverse||Matthew|4:8|NIV}}</ref> The exact location is unknown. It is generally identified with '''Mount Quarantania''', a [[limestone]] [[mountain]] about 366 metres (1,200 feet) high, located about {{convert|11|km|mi|abbr=on}} northwest of the town of [[Jericho]]. == References == {{reflist}} {{multistub|asia|religion}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mount of Temptation}} [[Category:Mountains of Palestine|Temptation]] [[Category:West Bank]] [[Category:Gospels]] [[Category:Jesus]]