For more than 3,000 years, the Mount of Olives has served as ... For example, the Dome of the Ascension contains the last footprint Jesus made on earth before he ascended into heaven, and the ...

and in the Christian New Testament it is where Jesus gathered his disciples before ascending to heaven. The clay lamp, however, is decorated with distinctively Jewish motifs. "The Mount of Olives ...

Excavation Director Michael Chernin explained the importance of the ancient artifact he referred to as the Mount of Olives lamp ... are linked to the life of Jesus and early Christianity.