Gethsemane
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.5|One of four adjacent olive Grove (nature)|groves near the foot of the Mount of Olives, traditionally considered to be Gethsemane Gethsemane ( ) is a garden as well as a courtyard at the foot of the Mount of Olives in East Jerusalem, where, according to the four Gospels of the New Testament, Jesus Christ underwent the Agony in the Garden and was arrested before his crucifixion. The garden is a place of great resonance in Christianity. There are several small olive groves in church property, all adjacent to each other and identified with biblical Gethsemane.
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Gethsemane is a garden and courtyard at the foot of the Mount of Olives in East Jerusalem where, according to the Christian New Testament, Jesus experienced intense spiritual struggle and was arrested before his crucifixion. The site holds deep religious significance for Christians and is preserved through several olive groves on church property that are traditionally identified with the biblical location.
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13 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Location
- Pilgrimage site
- Scriptural basis
- Near the tomb of Mary
- History
- Age of the olive trees
- Archaeology
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|upright=1.5|One of four adjacent olive Grove (nature)|groves near the foot of the Mount of Olives, traditionally considered to be Gethsemane Gethsemane ( ) is a garden as well as a courtyard at the foot of the Mount of Olives in East Jerusalem, where, according to the four Gospels of the New Testament, Jesus Christ underwent the Agony in the Garden and was arrested before his crucifixion. The garden is a place of great resonance in Christianity. There are several small olive groves in church property, all adjacent to each other and identified with biblical Gethsemane.
== Etymology == Gethsemane appears in the Greek original of the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Mark as (). The name is derived from the Aramaic (), or Hebrew () meaning 'oil press'. Matthew 26:36 and Mark 14:32 call it (), meaning a place or estate. The Gospel of John says Jesus entered a garden (, ) with his disciples.