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Matthew 26:40

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He came to the disciples, and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, "What, couldn't you watch with me for one hour?

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Jerusalem in New Testament TimesA plan of ancient Jerusalem as it was in New Testament times, with its walls, temple and gates.
The Holy Land in the Time of JesusThe Holy Land in the time of Jesus, showing Galilee, Samaria, Judea and the territories under Herod's rule.

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Gethsemane was an olive grove on the Mount of Olives, just east of Jerusalem, where Jesus withdrew to pray before His arrest and found His disciples sleeping. Bethany lay nearby on the eastern slope, while Nazareth and Galilee were Jesus’ northern homeland and ministry region,

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Matthew 26:40 mentions Bethany, Galilee, Gethsemane, Mount of Olives and Nazareth.

Bethany · Naheel Abu Ghaith نهيل أبو غيث
Galilee · מלאק אבו גוש
Gethsemane · Mewasul
Mount of Olives · xiquinhosilva

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