(Zechariah 14:5.) The limit to which "the valley" or cleft of the mount of Olives will extend, when Jehovah shall go forth to fight against those nations which shall have assailed Jerusalem. The Hebrew name means adjoining, i.e. near the city: the valley reaching up to the city gates will enable the citizens fleeing to escape to it.
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