According to Christian tradition, the cave is identified as Gethsemane, where Jesus and his disciples were hiding on the night of his arrest and where Jesus suffered his Agony (Matthew 26:36, Mark 14:32). The cave's name is derived from the Aramaic phrase "Gath Semane", meaning "Oil Press". The cave is located at the foot of the Mount of Olives, next to the Tomb of the Virgin Mary and the Church of All Nations, which handles the cave's maintenance. The cave was already visited by early Christian pilgrims and was mentioned in 333 AD in the accounts of the Pilgrim of Bordeaux.
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