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Kidron Valley

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The Kidron Valley is a valley that begins just northeast of the Old City of Jerusalem, separating the Temple Mount from the Mount of Olives before continuing southeast through the Judean Desert to the Dead Sea. It runs a course of about 20 miles and descends roughly 4,000 feet along its length. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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The Kidron Valley (classical transliteration, Cedron, from Hebrew: נחל קדרון, Naḥal Qidron, literally Qidron River; also Qidron Valley) is a valley originating slightly northeast of the Old City of Jerusalem, which then separates the Temple Mount from the Mount of Olives, and ending at the Dead Sea.
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