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Garden of Gethsemane - Jerusalem

 

Garden of Gethsemane in Jerusalem is located to the east of the Kidron Valley, at the foot of the Mount of Olives.  Jesus and his disciples used to visit this garden and sometimes they would sleep in a nearby grotto. 
This garden is famous for Jesus’s prayer before his arrest by the Romans. At this site, Jesus prayed on the night of His betrayal and arrest (Mark 14:32-50). According to the record in Luke, Jesus’ despair in Gethsemane was so deep that He sweat drops of blood (Luke 44-22:43). 

 

Here Garden of Gethsemane is seen on the Jericho Road with the Church of all Nations next to it
Here Garden of Gethsemane is seen on the Jericho Road with the Church of all Nations next to it
An external wall of the Garden of Gethsemane - Jerusalem
An external wall of the Garden of Gethsemane - Jerusalem
Two beggars at the entrance
Two beggars at the entrance
A warning sign for visitors what not to bring these items inside
A warning sign for visitors what not to bring these items inside
A small walkway between the trees but this area was blocked off
Olive trees inside the Garden of Gethsemane in Jerusalem
Olive trees inside the Garden of Gethsemane in Jerusalem

Olive Trees

Some of the old old olive trees’ stock trace back to Jesus’s times and their DNA had matched up to 2000 years old original trees. The original trees were cut down by the Roman soldiers in 70AD to use the wood for their siege engines. Some of the trees are from the 12th century. A railing goes around the trees to protect them because in the past visitors used to take their branches for blessings.

This land of three major Abrahamic religions is striving for peace
This land of three major Abrahamic religions is striving for peace
Some of these olive trees' stocks are traced back to Jesus's times
Some of these olive trees' stocks are traced back to Jesus's times
There are three confirmed trees from the 12th century
Very old trees inside the Garden of Gethsemane in Jerusalem
Trunk of an old olive tree
Trunk of an old olive tree
Probably one of the oldest trees in the garden
Probably one of the oldest trees in the garden
Young olive trees inside the Garden of Gethsemane - Jerusalem
Young olive trees inside the Garden of Gethsemane - Jerusalem
A gardener looking after this sacred piece of land
A gardener looking after this sacred piece of land