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Matthew 26:36-46. New American Standard Bible. The Garden of Gethsemane. 36 Then Jesus *came with them to a place called [ a]Gethsemane, and *told His disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” 37 And He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee with Him, and began to be grieved and distressed. 38 Then He *said to them, “My soul ...
Gethsemane (/ ɡ ɛ θ ˈ s ɛ m ə n i /) is a garden 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.
Mar 27, 2024 · What Is the Garden of Gethsemane? The Garden of Gethsemane was a place of great importance to Jesus, referred to in all four Gospels as a place where Christ retreated into deep prayer and a time of agony before His arrest and crucifixion, and near where He ascended to heaven in the Book of Acts.
May 3, 2024 · Gethsemane, garden across the Kidron Valley on the Mount of Olives, a ridge paralleling the eastern part of Jerusalem, where Jesus is said to have prayed on the night of his arrest before the Crucifixion. The name suggests that the garden was a grove of olive trees in which was located an oil press.
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Feb 16, 2021 · Attracting millions of visitors over many centuries since at least the 4th Century AD, this tranquil and historic garden features magnificent and ancient olive trees next to a Franciscan prayer chapel.
Mar 9, 2023 · A garden of ancient olive trees stands there to this day. Jesus frequently went to Gethsemane with His disciples to pray (John 18:2). The most famous events at Gethsemane occurred on the night before His crucifixion when Jesus was betrayed.
Jun 24, 2004 · While Matthew and Mark indicate three different times of prayer, with our Lord returning twice to awaken His disciples and urge them to pray, Luke refers to only two. The unique contribution of Luke to the account of the Lord’s prayer in Gethsemane is to be found in verses 43 and 44.
