Gethsemane (Greek: γεθσημανη, from Aramaic Gaḏ-Šmānê "oil press") was the place where Jesus prayed shortly before being betrayed by Judas and arrested by the Romans[1]. Located at the base of the Mount of Olives near Jerusalem. Identified simply as a "place" in the earlier gospels, John simply states that it was a "garden" (Greek: κῆπος kêpos)[2].