When it was daytime He was teaching in the temple, and when it was night He was going to to spend the night in the mountain that is called Elaia.
Luke 21:37
Names are different when it comes to translation. You name probably has a specific meaning, but rather than translating it and using that translation to refer to you, we leave it untranslated and refer to you that way. For example, my name is William, which is originally Germanic in origin, and is derived fron the name Wilhelm. It comes from words for ‘will’ and ‘helm’ and denotes a resolute protector. However, we do not call anyone ‘resolute protector’, but we do use the name William.
In the same way, the name of the Mount of Olives is Mount Elaia in Greek and Har ha-Zeitim in Hebrew. This is not the only place in Scripture that we have multiple names that are fairly unknown. For example, there was a young lady named Hadassah that we all know about. But we often don’t recognize her unless we call her Esther.
Heavenly Father, thank You for what You call us. Though Christ we are Your children. We are forgiven and so very blessed. Thank You for all that You have done for us. We will forever praise You and thank You and glorify You! In the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, I pray and praise You, Amen.