It is called the sermon on the Mount because the location was the Mount(ain) of Olives, which is located close to Jerusalem.
According to Matthew 5:1, "He went up into a mountain."
According to Luke 6:17: "He came down with them, and stood in the plain."
It is not known where Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount. It has been speculated that it was possibly given in the Galilee area.
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Christian tradition localized the Sermon on the Mount near the place of seven springs--Heptapegon ( Tabgha ) approximately 2 miles west of Capernaum since ancient and modern churches have been built there to commemorate it. Others believe it to have taken place somewhere to the north or northeast of the Sea of Galilee-near Bethsaida.
It was the year 31 C.E. and, at Matthew 4:23 it states, Jesus was in Galilee when he gave his famous Sermon on the Mount.
Jesus' words are the words used for the sermon on the mount. Many believe that it is a compilation of several messages delivered by Jesus.