Old Olive Trees Gethsemane Jerusalem
Gethsemane olive trees among world s oldest.
Old olive trees gethsemane jerusalem. Gethsemane garden across the kidron valley on the mount of olives hebrew har ha zetim a mile long ridge paralleling the eastern part of jerusalem where jesus is said to have prayed on the night of his arrest before his crucifixion. Olive trees of gethsemane among oldest in world olive trees in the jerusalem garden at foot of mount of olives has been declared at least 900 years old. Oldest olive tree in the garden of gethsemane jerusalem israel more stock photos from irina borsuchenko s portfolio tourists stand at an entrance to church of the dormition of the view of an olive garden in jerusalem israel. The trees continue to be in excellent health and have even managed to withstand a fair amount of lead pollution in the area.
In 2012 a group of italian scientists studied and tested the eight oldest trees in the garden and found that they were about 900 years old. The grove is located at the mount of olives in jerusalem which is an extremely important site for christians jews and muslims alike. Olive trees at the garden of gethsemane in jerusalem are among the oldest trees on earth a new study reveals. This would mean that today s trees are not the same trees that jesus saw.
Vatican city reuters olive trees in the jerusalem garden revered by christians as the place where jesus christ prayed before he was crucified have been dated to at least 900 years old a study. Gethsemane means oil press in aramaic the language spoken by jesus. A three year study con ducted on three of the olive trees located in geth se mane jerusalem has shown that their trunks and branches are around 900 years old mak ing them among the old est known olive trees. Researchers identified the health origin and age of eight olive trees in the garden.
The other five trees cannot be tested because they are so old and gnarled that the trunks are now hollow meaning only newer growth sections of the trees are able to be tested.