# Gethsemane #

## Facts: ##

Gethsemane was a garden of olive trees east of Jerusalem beyond the Kidron valley and near the Mount of Olives.

* The garden of Gethsemane was a place where Jesus and his followers would go to be alone and rest, away from the crowds.
* It was in Gethsemane that Jesus prayed in deep sorrow, before being arrested there by Jewish leaders.

(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-ta-translate-vol1/src/master/content/translate_names.md))

(See also: [judasiscariot](../other/judasiscariot.md) **·** [kidronvalley](../other/kidronvalley.md) **·** [mountofolives](../other/mountofolives.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [Mark 14:32-34](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/mrk/14/32)
* [Matthew 26:36-38](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/mat/26/36)