garden of Gethsemane
Jerusalem olive grove
The garden of Gethsemane is the place where, according to the Gospels, Jesus prayed in anguish the night before his crucifixion, and where he was betrayed by Judas and arrested.
Located on the Mount of Olives near Jerusalem, it represents a moment of spiritual crisis and surrender to fate.
Figuratively, any garden of Gethsemane is a place or moment of profound suffering and difficult acceptance: The hospital waiting room became her garden of Gethsemane.
- JesusChristian faith's divine son
- olivePitted briny fruit
- olive treesDrupes from gnarled branches
- agonyExtreme physical or emotional pain
- prayerAddress to deity
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