Valley of Josaphat
Valley of Jehoshaphat

The meeting site has been associated with Emek Yehoshaphat (the Valley of Josaphat).

Following this they descended to the Valley of Josaphat and prayed at the tomb of the Holy Virgin Mary.

According to a legend, the existence of which can be traced back with certainty only to 1645, the little chapel of Porziuncola was erected under Pope Liberius (352-366) by hermits from the Valley of Josaphat, who had brought relics from the grave of the Blessed Virgin.

It was known as Our Lady of the Valley of Josaphat or of the Angels - the latter title referring, according to some, to Our Lady's ascent into heaven accompanied by angels; a better founded opinion attributes the name to the singing of angels which had been frequently heard there.

"What's that reference to the Valley of Jehoshaphat?"

The Bible seems to indicate that this all takes place in the Valley of Jehoshaphat. "

Let the nations be wakened, and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; for there I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations.

Jewish Encyclopedia: "Valley of Jehoshaphat"

The Bible calls the Valley "Valley of Jehoshaphat - Emek Yehoshafat."

To the east was the rugged valley of Jehoshaphat, and beyond it the Mount of Olives, green with trees soon to be laid low by the Romans.

The opening of Act III takes place in the valley of Jehoshaphat, scattered with hills dominated by the Mount of Olives.

Many Christians believe that the Last Judgment will be held in the Valley of Jehoshaphat, interpreting the passage in the book of Joel:

At the last blast the souls of universal humanity throng towards the valley of Jehoshaphat, rich and poor, gentle and simple, wise and foolish, good and wicked.

For Christadelphians, Armageddon is a 40 year war starting in the Valley of Jehoshaphat and ending when the Papacy (the Antichrist) is destroyed.

The Valley of Decision is a name given to the Valley of Jehoshaphat and the scene of Jehovah's signal inflictions on Zion's enemies.

Some hold that the Valley of Jehoshaphat ("Yahweh shall judge" ) refers to the valley situated between Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives to the east.

The return of Christ will be imminent only during the great tribulation by Antichrist, only after the Gentile nations begin to assemble in the valley of Jehoshaphat, and not one day before.

The Kidron Valley (Valley of Jehoshaphat) The valley between Temple Mount and the Mount of Olives holds traces left by Jerusalem's earliest inhabitants.

The last work contains, in addition to his last speech and details relating to the trial, The People's Case Stated, The Valley of Jehoshaphat, and Meditations concerning Man's Life.

Soon a ray of burning light, cast like a spear from the crest of the Mount of Olives across the Valley of Jehoshaphat, struck full upon the gold- roofed Temple and its courts.

In 1857 his works were exhibited in the gallery of the Society of Arts, and Jerusalem and the Valley of Jehoshaphat, was purchased by subscription and presented to the National Gallery.

I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.

When the great tribulation by Antichrist begins and the armies of the surrounding nations move in against Israel for a second time into the valley of Jehoshaphat, they will understand what is happening, and they will likewise be prepared according to God's Word and His provision.