Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Gethsemane?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Gethsemane.

First appears in Matthew 26:36 · 2 books · 2 chapters

Overview

Biblical garden. Modern identification: Gethsemane.

Gethsemane is represented in the local geography layer as Gethsemane. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Matthew 26:36 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jerusalem

About 1 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 1 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 9 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 22 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 30 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Gethsemane today

Find the traditionally identified site on a modern map.

Gethsemane is approached here as a present-day map point rather than a speculative route guide. Use the coordinates and outbound map links to place the site inside its wider landscape.

Gethsemane is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Gethsemane

31.779°N · 35.239°E

Key passages

Appears in

Matthew

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Mark

1 chapter · 1 verse mention