Gethsemane

Gethsemane was a garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives where Jesus often gathered with his disciples. On the night before his death, he prayed here in deep anguish, asking that the Father's will be done. It was in this garden that Judas betrayed him and he was arrested.

• Also known as: Garden of Gethsemane, The Garden
• Role: Garden of Jesus' agony
• Key Scripture: Matthew 26:36-46, Mark 14:32-42, Luke 22:39-46

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