Gethsemane Cave: Place Jesus Sweat Drops of Blood, the Disciples Slept, & Jesus Was Arrested!

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Tour and experience Gethsemane Cave. This is one of the places Jesus and the disciples would stay while in Jerusalem. It's where Jesus sweat drops of blood and was arrested before being crucified. It's located just a little north of the Garden of Gethsemane in the Kidron Valley.

Location
The Tomb of Mary (mother of Jesus), also known as the Church of the Sepulchre of Saint Mary, is located just a little north of the Garden of Gethsemane in the Kidron Valley. Right beside the Tomb of Mary Church is the Gethsemane Cave Complex.

Historical Background
1. The New Testament is silent regarding the death and burial of Mary, but strong Christian tradition places her tomb at this site.
2. The church is in an underground rock-cut cave in the shape of a cross. It has a wide staircase leading down to the church. It is dimly lit and has blackish ceilings due to centuries of candle burning.
3. The church began as burial caves that were cut into rock in the 1st century.
4. These caves were later expanded in 455 AD into a cross-shaped church with the tomb of Mary in its center.
5. The large crypt containing the empty tomb in the church is all that remains of an early 5th-century church.
6. In the 6th century, an octagon-shaped church was built on the upper level, covering the tomb. However, it was destroyed in the Persian invasion in 614.
7. During the Crusader period (1130), the church was rebuilt and included a Benedictine monastery called the Abbey Church of St. Mary of Jehosaphat.
8. After the Crusaders left, the site was taken over by the Franciscans. Since that time, it has been shared by Greeks, Armenians, Syrians, Copts, Abyssinians, and Muslims.
9. Muslims also worship here, and in the wall to the right of the Tomb of Mary is a mihrab niche, giving the direction of Mecca. It was installed after Saladin’s conquest in the 12th Century.
10. According to Catholic tradition, Mary ascended into heaven. Her tomb at this church is empty and is a shrine honoring this event.

Places of Interest
1. Gethsemane Cave Complex
This is the believed place Jesus and the disciples often stayed while in Jerusalem and the place nearby where Jesus was arrested before His crucifixion.
2. The modern upper level of the church.
3. Forty-seven steps leading down to the dimly lit church.
4. On the way down the steps, there are 2 chapels. On the left side is the chapel of Joseph, Mary's husband, and on the right side is the chapel of Mary's parents, Hanna (Anna) and Joachim.
5. Mary’s Chapel
6. Mary’s Tomb
7. Copt Altar
8. Garden of Gethsemane
9. Kidron Valley (Valley of Jehoshaphat)
10. Temple Mount