Garden of Gethsemane, Jerusalem is one of the major sacred Jerusalem Tourist Attractions. The name of the garden 'Gethsemane' is derived from the Hebrew word 'Gath-shamma' which means "oil-press". The garden has 8 ancient olive trees that prove the truth behind the name. The name of the Garden of Gethsemane, Jerusalem is also mentioned in Bible. It is the place where Jesus Christ visited with his disciples after the 'last supper'. It is the place where Jesus was left alone in agony after he was nailed.
To the opposite of the garden the Golden Gate in the walls of the city of Jerusalem is situayted. Between the gate and Garden of Gethsemane, Jerusalem there lies Kidron valley. The valley is now being filled up with several buildings and roads. But still, it is not very hard to find the site of 'Agony and arrest of Jesus'.
Garden of Gethsemane, Jerusalem, according to the Gospels which is a property of olive groves, spreads around 1200 square meters of area. Along the boundary of the Garden of Gethsemane and
around the basilica of the Agony, you will find the path to the mountain. Every day this holy garden is visited by thousands of pilgrims from all over the world.
Pilgrims of the 13th and subsequent centuries called Garden of Gethsemane, Jerusalem as "Flowery Field" and "the flowery garden." From the 14th century onwards, the original property of the garden divided into several piece of land properties. Presently the garden of Gethsemane became a private
which has been subdivided into several plots. While the Christians from the east tried to keep the ancient tradition alive regarding ' the Agony', Western Christians tried to prevent the localization. Therefore the place in Garden of Gethsemane, Jerusalem was given the name ' Grotto of the Agony' and the place of the arrest of Jesus is decided as happened in side the garden.
To the majority of pilgrims the Garden of Gethsemane, Jerusalem was the place where the ancient olive trees grew. The area was surrounded with a wall of dry stones about a meter high. After 1847 a higher enclosure was built to protect the ancient olive trees in the Garden of Gethsemane. And since then it is one of the must sees during Sightseeing in Jerusalem.
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