Gethsemane

[ geth-sem-uh-nee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a garden east of Jerusalem, near the brook of Kedron: scene of Jesus' agony and betrayal. Matthew 26:36.
(lowercase) a scene or occasion of suffering; calvary.

Gethsemane

/ ɡɛθˈsɛmənɪ /

New Testament the garden in Jerusalem where Christ was betrayed on the night before his Crucifixion (Matthew 26:36–56)

From Late Latin Gethsēmani, from Greek Gethsēmaní, probably from assumed Aramaic gadh shĕmānē, from Hebrew gath shĕmānīm “oil press”

And they come unto a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith unto his disciples, "Sit ye here, while I pray."

It was the Gethsemane of every true-hearted man, who calls his fellows forth to sacrifice and battle.

Like the darkness in Gethsemane, and again, from the sixth to the ninth hour on Calvary, it forbids entrance.

He bathed in Siloa with enthusiasm, and almost expired of feeling under the venerable olive-trees of Gethsemane.

His eyes drifted to the other picture hanging there--the Master kneeling alone in Gethsemane.

April 23, 2024inveterate

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