Gethsemane

Gethsemane (Greek ΓεσΘημανι, Gesthēmani 'Hebrew:גת שמנים, Aramaic גת שמנא, Gat Šmānê, lit. "oil press") is a garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem most famous as the place where Jesus and his disciples prayed the night before Jesus' crucifixion. According to Luke Шаблон:Bibleverse-nb, Jesus' anguish in Gethsemane was so deep that "his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground." According to Orthodox tradition, Gethsemane is the garden where the Apostles buried the Virgin Mary.

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Etymology

Gethsemane appears in the Greek of the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Mark as γεθσημανη (gethsēmani). The name is derived from the Aramaic גת שמנא (Gaṯ-Šmānê), meaning "oil press". Matthew and Mark call it χωριον, a place or estate. The Gospel of John says Jesus entered a garden (κηπος) with his disciples.

Location

The garden identified as Gethsemane is located at the foot of the Mount of Olives, in the Kidron Valley. Overlooking the garden is the Church of All Nations, also known as the Church of the Agony, built on the site of a church destroyed by the Sassanids in 614, and a Crusader church destroyed in 1219. Nearby is the Russian Orthodox Church of St. Mary Magdalene with its golden, onion-shaped domes (Byzantine/Russian style), built by Russian Tsar Alexander III in memory of his mother.

Pilgrimage site

The Garden of Gethsemane was a focal site for early Christian pilgrims. It was visited in 333 by the anonymous "Pilgrim of Bordeaux", whose Itinerarium Burdigalense is the earliest description left by a Christian traveler in the Holy Land. In his Onomasticon, Eusebius of Caesarea notes the site of Gethsemane located "at the foot of the Mount of Olives", and he adds that "the faithful were accustomed to go there to pray".

Artistic depictions

See also

  • Agony in the Garden

References

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External links

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Angeline Teoh
9 December 2019
Such a peaceful and beautiful garden where It is believed Jesus came to pray before His crucifixion. There are a total of 13 olive trees in this garden. However you are not allowed to enter it.
Sherry Ann
2 February 2014
Good to go in the morning before big crowd arrives. Walk into the road after and enter from the King's gate to go to the Old City.
Kyriakos G. ???? ????
19 November 2017
The over 2000 years old olives know every truth about what happened in Jerusalem. Too bad they can't speak...
رضوان الشوبكي
16 February 2024
Best ttttt for a bit more than I am happy rrr I am happy to r you too I guess you have a tt to use the future to all
David Abarca
3 February 2016
Los olivos del Jardín son la 4 generación desde que los tiempos de Jesús, es impresionante observarlos, y está justo a un lado de la iglesia de todas las naciones que guarda el lugar donde Jesus lloró
Aygen
4 April 2017
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