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The '''Garden of Gethsemane''' (Gethsemani), according to the [[New Testament]], is the place where Our Lord [[Jesus]] Christ retreated to pray after the [[Last Supper]].
The '''Garden of Gethsemane''' (Gethsemani), according to the [[New Testament]], is the place where Our Lord [[Jesus]] Christ retreated to pray after the [[Last Supper]].
The word Gethsemane comes from the Hebrew "Gat Shemanim", which means "oil press". It was the name given to an olive orchard at the foot of [[The Mount Of Olives]].
The word Gethsemane comes from the [[Hebrew]] "Gat Shemanim", which means "oil press". It was the name given to an olive orchard at the foot of [[The Mount Of Olives]].
== Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane ==
== Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane ==
36 Then Jesus came with them to a plot of land called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples, 'Stay here while I go over there to pray.'
36 Then Jesus came with them to a plot of land called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples, 'Stay here while I go over there to pray.'
37 He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee with him. And he began to feel sadness and anguish.
37 He took [[St. Peter|Peter]] and the two sons of Zebedee with him. And he began to feel sadness and anguish.
38 Then he said to them, 'My soul is sorrowful to the point of death. Wait here and stay awake with me.'
38 Then he said to them, 'My soul is sorrowful to the point of death. Wait here and stay awake with me.'