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Gethsemane in Easton's Bible Dictionary

oil-press, the name of an olive-yard at the foot of the Mount of Olives, to which Jesus was wont to retire (Luke 22:39) with his disciples, and which is specially memorable as being the scene of his agony (Mark 14:32; John 18:1; Luke 22:44). The plot of ground pointed out as Gethsemane is now surrounded by a wall, and is laid out as a mod...

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Gethsemane in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

("oil-press".) Beyond the brook Kedron at the foot of the mount of Olives; where probably oil was made from the olives of the adjoining hill (Luke 22:39; John 18:1). Called a "place" or farm (choorion), Matthew 26:36, to which probably the "garden" was attached. E. of Jerusalem, from the walls of which it was half a mile distant. It was the fa...

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Gethsemane in Hitchcock's Bible Names

a very fat or plentiful vale...

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Gethsemane Scripture - Matthew 26:36

Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder....

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Gethsemane Scripture - Mark 14:32

And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray....

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Gethsemane in Naves Topical Bible

(A garden near Jerusalem) -Jesus betrayed in Mt 26:36-50; Mr 14:32-46; Lu 22:39-49; Joh 18:1,2...

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Gethsemane in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

geth-sem'-a-ne (Gethsemanei (for other spellings and accents see Thayer, under the word); probably from the Aramaic gath shemanim, "oil press"): Mentioned (Mt 26:36; Mk 14:32) as a place (chorion), margin "enclosed piece of ground," to which Jesus and the disciples retired after the last supper; in Jn 18:1 it is described as a "garden" (kepos)...

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Gethsemane in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(an oil-press), a small "farm," Mt 26:36; Mr 14:32 situated across the brook Kedron Joh 18:1 probably at the foot of Mount Olivet, Lu 22:39 to the northwest and about one-half or three quarters of a mile English from the walls of Jerusalem, and 100 yards east of the bridge over the Kedron. There was a "garden," or rather orchard, attached to i...

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