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View Name: Gethsemane


GETHSEMANE
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: Biblical
PRONOUNCED: geth-SEM-ə-nee (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
From Γεθσημανι (Gethsemani), the Greek form of an Aramaic place name meaning "oil vat". In the New Testament this is the name of the garden where Jesus was arrested, located on the Mount of Olives near Jerusalem.
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