Gethsemane
//ɡɛθˈsɛməni// name
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Proper Noun
- 1 A biblical location in ancient Jerusalem, a garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives where, according to the four Gospels of the New Testament, Jesus underwent the Agony in the Garden and was arrested the night before his crucifixion.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Γεθσημανή (Gethsēmanḗ), from Classical Syriac ܓܕܣܡܢ (Gat Šmānê, literally “oil press”).
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