- Gethsemane
Gethsemane (Greek ΓεσΘημανι, "Gesthēmani" '
Hebrew :"גת שמנים", from Aramaic גת שמנא, "Gat Šmānê", lit. "oil press") is a garden at the foot of theMount of Olives inJerusalem believed to be the place whereJesus and his disciples prayed the night before thecrucifixion . According to Luke ) as Γεθσημανι (Gethsēmani). The name is derived from the Aramaic גת שמנא (Gaṯ-Šmānê), meaning "oil press".Metzger & Coogan (1993) "Oxford Companion to the Bible’’, p253. ] TheGospel of Mark (External links
* [http://www.3disrael.com/jerusalem/church_magdalene2.cfm HD Virtual tour December 2007]
* [http://jerusalem360.com/panoramas/garden_of_gethsemane Virtual Tour of Jerusalem @ jerusalem360.com] - Interactive Panoramas from Israel
* [http://www.lightplanet.com/mormons/basic/christ/gethsemane.html Article on Gethsemane from LightPlanet]
* [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06540a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia on Gethsemane]
* [http://christiancadre.org/member_contrib/cp_abba.html Paul’s Knowledge of the Garden of Gethsemane Narrative] , by Christopher Price
* [http://galleries.fototagger.com/link.php?action=detail&id=353 FotoTagger Annotated Galleries - Gethsemane in the art and reality]
* [http://www.roca.org/OA/143-144/143e.htm Article on the history of the Russian monastery itself ]
* [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/eng2006/8enjerusalemday6.html -24k- Sisters]
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