Israel-Day9-Garden of Gethsemane

Entering the Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus prayed before he was arrested. Gethsemane means oil pressing.

There is an olive grove in the garden. The olive tree is the sign or symbol of Israel. The menorah is lit from olive oil. You can cut down an olive tree but it will grow back. The shoots that grow from the bottom of the tree are called nozrim. Another meaning of nozrim is christian (gentile believers) and another meaning is watchmen. How you graft a nozrim into the tree: cut one off, make the cut in a cross shape on the tree and stick the nozrim in. It is very easy to graft. The tree tends to rot from the middle so it needs the shoots to hold up the tree. The tree is very easy to transplant. It can be abused, cut, etc. and it will still survive. Jesus of Nazarene is translated Salvation of Christians.

Inside of the Church of All Nations they have the exposed bedrock where Jesus is believed to have prayed. You'd think I'd have taken a picture of that!.

Outside of the Church of All Nations.