Oldest Olive Tree In Garden Of Gethsemane
This would mean that today s trees are not the same trees that jesus saw.
Oldest olive tree in garden of gethsemane. 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. This garden was an olive grove and it still exists today. Jerusalem s olive trees from biblical era oldest on earth photos olive trees at the garden of gethsemane in jerusalem are among the oldest trees on earth a new study reveals. Visit this historic site where it is believed jesus spent his last night praying.
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. There are actual 2 000 year old olive trees still alive in this garden so these may be the very trees that jesus walked through as he prayed that night. 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. The garden of gethsemane in 1914 photo credit bundesarchiv bild using carbon dating they were able to determine the ages of several of the trees.
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. 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. Inside the church is a stone which is believed to be the stone upon which the lord wept that night as he contemplated his crucification. Of the 8 trees tested only 3 were able to give decent results as the oldest core parts of the other trees rotted away long ago.