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2000-Year-Old Ritual Bath Found In Gethsemane Where Jesus Spent Final Night (Pix by Nobody: 8:32pm On Dec 22, 2020
Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a ritual bath, dating back to the time of Jesus, at Gethsemane — the place where Christ is said to have spent his last night.

Israel Antiquities Authority experts unearthed the remains — complete with the steps that would have led down into the water — at the foot of the Mount of Olives.

The experts believe that the bath may have been used to cleanse workers before they operated an oil press in the garden, and by those climbing the hill to pray.

Careful study of the site began after initial remains were found during the digging of a foot tunnel for the Franciscans, the owners of the modern Gethsemane church.


According to the Biblical gospels, the Garden of Gethsemane was where Jesus went to pray after the last supper, prior to his betrayal at the hands of Judas Iscariot.

'The discovery of this bath, unaccompanied by buildings, probably attests to the existence of an agricultural industry here 2,000 years ago, possibly producing oil or wine,' district archaeologist Amit Re'em, who directed the dig, told the Times.

'The Jewish laws of purification obliged workers involved in oil and wine production to purify themselves,' he added.

In addition, the researchers said, the ritual bath would have been used by those about to pray or to walk up the next hill to worship at the Jewish temple.







In the four gospels of the New Testament, the Garden of Gethsemane is where Jesus prayed prior to his betrayal and arrest by the Romans which led to his crucifixion.

The garden's name comes from the Hebrew word 'Gat Shmaním', or 'oil press' — and, today, several small olive groves are maintained at the site, in church grounds.

It is possible, the researchers suggest, that Jesus may have purified himself in the ritual bath before walking up the Mount of Olives to pray.

As well as the 2,000-year-old bath, the team have also uncovered remains of an ornate, Byzantine-period church — some 1,500 years old — and a large monastery or hospice that would have been used by pilgrims in the time of the Crusades.

Evidence uncovered at the site suggest that the church was destroyed in the 12th century — potentially during the Ayyubid dynasty's conquest in 1187, when captured Jerusalem from the Crusaders and ordered the destruction of the city's churches.

A Greek inscription was found on the floor of the church, reading — 'for the memory and repose of the lovers of Christ God who have received the sacrifice of Abraham, accept the offering of your servants and give them remission of sins. Amen.'

'Gethsemane is one of the most important sanctuaries in the Holy Land,' Father Francesco Patton, who is the Vatican’s custodian of the Holy Land, told the Times.

'In this place the tradition remembers the confident prayer of Jesus and his betrayal and because [of this] every year millions of pilgrims visit and pray in this place.'

'Even the latest excavations conducted on this site have confirmed the antiquity of the Christian memory and tradition linked to the place.'







Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9078599/Archaeology-Ritual-bath-time-Jesus-Garden-Gethsemane-Jerusalem.html

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Re: 2000-Year-Old Ritual Bath Found In Gethsemane Where Jesus Spent Final Night (Pix by Kobojunkie: 8:38pm On Dec 22, 2020
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Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9078599/Archaeology-Ritual-bath-time-Jesus-Garden-Gethsemane-Jerusalem.html

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What has a bath house and the remains of it to do with Jesus Christ? It seems the reporters of these pieces are desperate to insert the name of Jesus Christ into just about anything found.

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Re: 2000-Year-Old Ritual Bath Found In Gethsemane Where Jesus Spent Final Night (Pix by victor2fresh(m): 8:43pm On Dec 22, 2020
The messages from the holy bible is becoming clearer by the days. something is close..

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Re: 2000-Year-Old Ritual Bath Found In Gethsemane Where Jesus Spent Final Night (Pix by Kingosytex(m): 8:46pm On Dec 22, 2020
This is very marvelous.

CHRIST IS THE KING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Re: 2000-Year-Old Ritual Bath Found In Gethsemane Where Jesus Spent Final Night (Pix by Kobojunkie: 8:50pm On Dec 22, 2020
victor2fresh:
The messages from the holy bible is becoming clearer by the days. something is close..
Really? shocked
News of a bathhouse from the period makes the messages from the Bible clearer? undecided

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Re: 2000-Year-Old Ritual Bath Found In Gethsemane Where Jesus Spent Final Night (Pix by Pelecius: 8:52pm On Dec 22, 2020
Kobojunkie:
What has a bath house and the remains of it to do with Jesus Christ? It seems the reporters of these pieces are desperate to insert the name of Jesus Christ into just about anything found.
I tire o. Must they link it to Christ? Now some atheist may come to flex muscles with strawman

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Re: 2000-Year-Old Ritual Bath Found In Gethsemane Where Jesus Spent Final Night (Pix by Juliusmomoh: 9:02pm On Dec 22, 2020
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Re: 2000-Year-Old Ritual Bath Found In Gethsemane Where Jesus Spent Final Night (Pix by NwaNimo1(m): 9:12pm On Dec 22, 2020
Hocus Pocus stories.....

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Re: 2000-Year-Old Ritual Bath Found In Gethsemane Where Jesus Spent Final Night (Pix by sammysmiles(m): 9:12pm On Dec 22, 2020
Jesus christ is the most famous man on earth..... There's no one who doesn't know him....

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Re: 2000-Year-Old Ritual Bath Found In Gethsemane Where Jesus Spent Final Night (Pix by Nobody: 9:12pm On Dec 22, 2020
All these unnecessary lies just to attract tourists and foreigners. Who cares?

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Re: 2000-Year-Old Ritual Bath Found In Gethsemane Where Jesus Spent Final Night (Pix by Bornsinner7: 9:12pm On Dec 22, 2020
God is the greatest

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Re: 2000-Year-Old Ritual Bath Found In Gethsemane Where Jesus Spent Final Night (Pix by IamWonderful: 9:13pm On Dec 22, 2020
This one isn't 25 million years ago

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Re: 2000-Year-Old Ritual Bath Found In Gethsemane Where Jesus Spent Final Night (Pix by yesloaded: 9:13pm On Dec 22, 2020
Re: 2000-Year-Old Ritual Bath Found In Gethsemane Where Jesus Spent Final Night (Pix by 4trec65: 9:13pm On Dec 22, 2020
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Re: 2000-Year-Old Ritual Bath Found In Gethsemane Where Jesus Spent Final Night (Pix by Nobody: 9:13pm On Dec 22, 2020
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Re: 2000-Year-Old Ritual Bath Found In Gethsemane Where Jesus Spent Final Night (Pix by Braintrain: 9:13pm On Dec 22, 2020
Like if God is the greatest and would forever remain the greatest

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Re: 2000-Year-Old Ritual Bath Found In Gethsemane Where Jesus Spent Final Night (Pix by Nobody: 9:13pm On Dec 22, 2020
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Re: 2000-Year-Old Ritual Bath Found In Gethsemane Where Jesus Spent Final Night (Pix by Eriokanmi: 9:14pm On Dec 22, 2020
Wooow! So, most of the English alphabets were taken from Jewish age-long alphabets? I could see most of the English alphabets in the write up. They stole part of Jewish alphabets and merged it with Greek's to form their alphabet. Brtons don dey steal people's ideas and heritage no be now.

Pabambari, they abandoned their numerals and adopted Arabic figures which are in use widely today because its better and less voluminous.

That reminds me, where are those foolish boko haram terrorists saying western education is a sin? Someone should remind them that the Arabic numerals of 1, 2, 3, 4,...in use today didn't originate from the west but adopted by them to form what Bokonharam ignorantly term, Western education. What a wrong teaching and belief they've got.

Western education is a fusion of African, Asian, Arabic and western ideas. The formalin used in embalming today originated from Egypt, same with architecture, sculpture, marble works and what have you. In fact, the oldest form of education originated from egypt( not by the present occupants of Egypt who migrated from the Arab world after ottoman turks empire subdued them). Can we also say Egypt is also a western country? Awon oniranu with diluted teachings.

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Re: 2000-Year-Old Ritual Bath Found In Gethsemane Where Jesus Spent Final Night (Pix by Wolexdey(m): 9:14pm On Dec 22, 2020
JESUS CHRIST IS LORD FOREVER

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Re: 2000-Year-Old Ritual Bath Found In Gethsemane Where Jesus Spent Final Night (Pix by oluwatosink: 9:14pm On Dec 22, 2020
Merry Christmas in advance.

Jesus Christ is the Lord yesterday , today and forevermore.

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Re: 2000-Year-Old Ritual Bath Found In Gethsemane Where Jesus Spent Final Night (Pix by Hohenheim(m): 9:14pm On Dec 22, 2020
In before the religious folks come and masturbatè to this thread.

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Re: 2000-Year-Old Ritual Bath Found In Gethsemane Where Jesus Spent Final Night (Pix by ProfAmaben(m): 9:14pm On Dec 22, 2020
Anything to justify the scam called religion. If Jesus and Mohammed truly existed, we would definitely know, they wouldn't need pastors, prophets and imams to perform fake miracles in their lifeless names.

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Re: 2000-Year-Old Ritual Bath Found In Gethsemane Where Jesus Spent Final Night (Pix by gungab(m): 9:15pm On Dec 22, 2020
Keep digging

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Re: 2000-Year-Old Ritual Bath Found In Gethsemane Where Jesus Spent Final Night (Pix by tstx(m): 9:15pm On Dec 22, 2020
... Watch as Nigerian Christians lap this up like honey... If the post had been about Dinosaurs now them for no believe.


Myopic ragamuffins.

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Re: 2000-Year-Old Ritual Bath Found In Gethsemane Where Jesus Spent Final Night (Pix by Uyi168: 9:15pm On Dec 22, 2020
..they will soon find the latrine yeshua shit his last shit..
embarassed

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Re: 2000-Year-Old Ritual Bath Found In Gethsemane Where Jesus Spent Final Night (Pix by thundey2(m): 9:15pm On Dec 22, 2020
Thank God it is not 36 million yearz dis time...
Re: 2000-Year-Old Ritual Bath Found In Gethsemane Where Jesus Spent Final Night (Pix by thatsleepboy1: 9:15pm On Dec 22, 2020
They have come again with fake news. Ndị ara

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Re: 2000-Year-Old Ritual Bath Found In Gethsemane Where Jesus Spent Final Night (Pix by ModestGal(f): 9:15pm On Dec 22, 2020
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Re: 2000-Year-Old Ritual Bath Found In Gethsemane Where Jesus Spent Final Night (Pix by tstx(m): 9:15pm On Dec 22, 2020
sammysmiles:
Jesus christ is the most famous man on earth..... There's no one who doesn't know him....

Michael Jackson is the most famous man on earth.. And also the most loved. He is loved by both Christians and Muslims

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Re: 2000-Year-Old Ritual Bath Found In Gethsemane Where Jesus Spent Final Night (Pix by Nobody: 9:15pm On Dec 22, 2020
Oya, Christians let pilgrimage to that place begin. We don discover another holy place in oyibo land.
Re: 2000-Year-Old Ritual Bath Found In Gethsemane Where Jesus Spent Final Night (Pix by Shellsploit: 9:16pm On Dec 22, 2020
I remember spending my honey moon here 3 years ago.

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