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An important find was brought to light by his archaeological hoe Israel Antiquities Tax Office in Garden of Gethsemane in Jerusalem, where he Holy bible states that the Jesus Christ spent his last night.
Archaeologists they found one in the ruins bathtub, 2000 years, believed to have been used for cleaning purposes, while the ruins of a Byzantine church believed to have been destroyed during the Crusades were also found.
Archaeologists have located the ruins of the ritual bath, in Gethsemane along with the stairs leading to the water, at your foot Conditions of the olives.
Experts estimate that the bathroom was used to clean workers in olives and those that amounted to hill to pray. Careful examination of the site began when the remains of a tunnel were found. Franciscans, who are also the owners of the modern church of Gethsemane.
Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane after the Last Supper
According to Bible, the Garden of Gethsemane was the place where Jesus went to pray after the Last Supper, before being betrayed by Judas Iscariot. The bathroom is not surrounded by buildings. This is evidence of the existence of an agricultural industry here. 2,000 years, that it may have produced oil or wine, the excavation chief told the Times.
“Jewish law required workers involved in the production of oil and wine to clean” reported. The ritual bath could be used by those who prayed or walked to the next hill where there was a Jewish church.
based on New Testament, The Garden of Gethsemane it was the place where Jesus prayed before his betrayal and was arrested by them Romans before being led to the crucifixion.
The name of the Garden of Gethsemane comes from the Hebrew word “Gat Shmaním” (olive mill). Even today enough olives preserved in the cemetery.
Researchers say that Jesus may have washed in the ritual bath before walking on the Mount of Olives to pray.
The ruins of a 1,500-year-old Byzantine church were found
Beyond that 2000 year old bathroom, The team of archaeologists located the ruins of a ornate 1500-year-old Byzantine period church and a large monasteryι the lodging house which was probably used by pilgrims in the period of Crusades.
Evidence at the site indicates that the church was destroyed in the 12th century, probably during the conquest of the area by dynasty of the Abbasid caliphs in 1187, who held the Jerusalem from the Crusaders and ordered the destruction of the churches of the city. The sultan even asked for his stones to be used of churches to renovate the city walls. An archaeologist with the Antiquities Authority says it is interesting that the church was used and perhaps founded while Jerusalem was under Muslim rule, indicating that Christians continued to worship during this period.
On the floor of the church aa greek inscription. “In the memory and the rest of those who love him Jesus Christ and received the sacrifice of Abraham, accept the offer of your servants and give them the remission of sins. Amen”, he affirms. THE Gethsemane considered one of the most sacred places in Sacred places.
The findings will be integrated into the visitor center created in the area and will be accessible to the public and pilgrims.
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