Gethsemane
Pre-arrest prayer site
Gethsemane is the garden outside Jerusalem where, according to the New Testament, Jesus prayed in anguish before his arrest and crucifixion.
The name has become a byword for any place or moment of intense spiritual struggle or suffering: Every leader faces their own Gethsemane.
The phrase cup of Gethsemane refers to a bitter trial one must endure.
Archetypal betrayer name
- kissTouch with lips
- thirtyThree times ten
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- treacheryDeliberate violation of trust
arrest · soldiers · torch · lantern · sword · night · denial · Peter
Triply sacred ancient capital
- Mount of OlivesJerusalem ridge, sacred site
- JesusChristian faith's divine son
- PassionPowerful consuming emotion
- Holy WeekDays preceding Easter Sunday
Gospels · Resurrection · Easter · New Testament · Christianity · Messiah · Prophecy · Sanhedrin
Address to deity
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
- sweatMoisture from skin pores
- bloodBody's oxygen carrier
cup · ordeal · trial · tribulation · submission · vigil · prostrate · surrender
Pitted briny fruit
- groveSmall stand of trees
- orchardFruit tree plantation
- treesWoody plants with trunks
- enclosureConfined, bordered space
wall · gate · secluded · Jerusalem · oil press · ancient · sanctuary · refuge
Complete separation from others
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- vigilPurposeful nighttime wakefulness
meditation · introspection · silence · retreat · disciples · sleeping · alone · night
Judicial examination of claims
- ordealDifficult, painful experience
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
- dark nightUnlit nighttime hours
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
test · surrender · acceptance · moment of truth · crossroads · decision · sacrifice · burden
Judas
Archetypal betrayer name
treachery · arrest · soldiers · torch · lantern · sword · night · denial · Peter · disciples
Jerusalem
Triply sacred ancient capital
- Mount of OlivesJerusalem ridge, sacred site
- JesusChristian faith's divine son
- PassionPowerful consuming emotion
Holy Week · Gospels · Resurrection · Easter · New Testament · Christianity · Messiah · Prophecy · Sanhedrin · Pharisees
prayer
Address to deity
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
- sweatMoisture from skin pores
blood · cup · ordeal · trial · tribulation · submission · vigil · prostrate · surrender · obedience
olive
Pitted briny fruit
enclosure · wall · gate · secluded · Jerusalem · oil press · ancient · sanctuary · refuge · quiet
isolation
Complete separation from others
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- withdrawalAct of taking away
vigil · meditation · introspection · silence · retreat · disciples · sleeping · alone · night · separation
trial
Judicial examination of claims
- ordealDifficult, painful experience
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
- dark nightUnlit nighttime hours
crisis · test · surrender · acceptance · moment of truth · crossroads · decision · sacrifice · burden · cup
- Jesus ChristChristology, crucifixion, nativity, resurrection, ascension
- Nouveau TestamentMarc, Paul, Pierre, Jacques, Jude
- Biblical GeographyHoly Land, Israel, Judea, Galilee, Canaan
- Christ imagerycrucifixion, nativity, Last Supper, Good Shepherd, crown of thorns
- GospelsJesus, gospels, Jesus Christ, apostles, Gospel of Mark
- Holy LandJerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Israel, Palestine
GethsemaneCalvary
Biblical execution mount
Golgotha · Emmaus · Resurrection · empty tomb · Pentecost
GethsemaneGarden of Eden
Biblical first home
Eden · Paradise · Easter Sunday · Resurrection · empty tomb
Gethsemanemountaintop
Summit of a peak
peak experience · breakthrough · deliverance · vindication · peace
- garden of GethsemaneJerusalem site of agony