. Notes on the Gospel of Mark; explanatory and practical. A popular commentary upon a critical basis, especially designed for pastors and Sunday-schools. Also a year in Mark, designed as a special study for bible-classes. 0. MARK XIV. 273 translated a parcel of ground. Johncx\\U it a ffaidfu, not in our sense, butin that of an orchard or Jesus was about to retire, Lulie23 : 3!»; John 18 : 1, 2. Gethsemane means aname seemingly prophetic of Christsagony, wliere he trod the wine-pressalone (Isa. 63 : 3), without the city,Rev. 14 : 20. It was just across thebrook Kedr
. Notes on the Gospel of Mark; explanatory and practical. A popular commentary upon a critical basis, especially designed for pastors and Sunday-schools. Also a year in Mark, designed as a special study for bible-classes. 0. MARK XIV. 273 translated a parcel of ground. Johncx\\U it a ffaidfu, not in our sense, butin that of an orchard or Jesus was about to retire, Lulie23 : 3!»; John 18 : 1, 2. Gethsemane means aname seemingly prophetic of Christsagony, wliere he trod the wine-pressalone (Isa. 63 : 3), without the city,Rev. 14 : 20. It was just across thebrook Kedron, about one half-mile eastfrom Jerusalem, at the foot of theM(mnt of Olives. The modern gardenwithout doubt occupies the same site, trees probably sprang from the roots ofthose standing in the days of our {Land and liook, ii. 284)thinks that the ancient Gethsemanewas situated in a secluded vale, severalhundred yards to the north-east of themodern one. There is much evidence,however, in support of the present lo-cality. At the juncture of the three roadswhich lead to Bethany is the Garden ofGetlisemane. It is an area of 120 feeteast and west and 150 feet north andsouth. The entrance is through u low. GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE. or a portion of it, possibly somewhatsmaller, being an inclosure of aboutone-third of an acre, and surroundedby a low wall. In it are eight venera-ble olive-trees, still green and produc-tive, but so decayed that heaps ofstone are piled up against their trunksto keep them from being blown were standing at the SaracenicCon([uest of Jerusalem, fi36, sincethe sultan receives a tax on them, tixedat that time. But as all the trees aroundJerusalem were cut down by Titus atthe destruction of Jerusalem (Jose-phus, Jewish War, vi. 1. 1), these olive- iron gate on the western side, and thekeeper is an old Franciscan monk. . .With parental care he has nourishedthe eight remaining olive-trees, beneathwhicii he thinks the fearful strungleoccur
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