Gethsemane
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Gethsemane (/ɡɛθˈsɛməni/ gheth-SEM-ə-nee)[a] is a garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives. It is most famous for being the place where Jesus and his disciples are said to have prayed the night before Jesus' crucifixion.
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One of four adjacent olive groves near the foot of the Mount of Olives, traditionally considered to be Gethsemane
Andrea Mantegna's Agony in the Garden, c. 1460, depicts Jesus praying in the Gethsemane while the disciples sleep and Judas leads the mob.
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- ↑ Ancient Greek: Γεθσημανή, romanized: Gethsēmanḗ; Hebrew: גת שמנים, romanized: Gat Shmaním; Arabic: جثسيماني, romanized: Jathsaymānī; Classical Syriac: ܓܕܣܡܢ, romanized: Gaḏ Šmānê, lit. 'oil press'.