Editing Olive (section)

===Christianity===
[[File:Оld Olive trees in the Garden of Gethsemane, 03.jpg|thumb|Оld Olive trees in the Garden of Gethsemane.]]
The olive tree, as well as its fruit and oil, play an important role in Christianity.<ref>Balfour, John Hutton (1885).  [https://archive.org/details/b28065219 "Plants of the Bible"]. T. Nelson and sons</ref> Apart from being mentioned in the [[Hebrew Bible]] (the Christian [[Old Testament]]), they appear several times in the [[New Testament]]. The [[Mount of Olives]] east of [[Jerusalem]] figures prominently in the Bible: It is part of the route to [[Al-Eizariya|Bethany]], which is the site of [[Bethany#New Testament|several key biblical events]]; where [[Jesus]] stood [[Flevit super illam|when he wept]] over Jerusalem; and where he [[Ascension of Jesus|ascended to heaven]] (Acts 1:9–12). Jesus is said to have spent time on the mount, teaching and prophesying to his disciples (Matthew 24–25)—most notably the [[Olivet Discourse]]—and returning after each day to rest ([[Gospel of Luke|Luke]] 21:37, and [[John 8#Pericope adulterae|John 8:1]]). 

[[Gethsemane]], an olive garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives, whose name derives from the Hebrew word for "[[Olive oil extraction|oil press]]",<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780195046458/page/253 |title=The Oxford Companion to the Bible |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |year=1993 |isbn=0-19-504645-5 |editor-last=Metzger |editor-first=Bruce M. |location=Oxford, UK |page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780195046458/page/253 253] |editor2-last=Coogan |editor2-first=Michael D. |url-access=registration}}</ref> is where Jesus underwent his [[Agony in the Garden|agonized prayer to God]] and was ultimately [[Kiss of Judas|betrayed]] and [[Arrest of Jesus|arrested]] before [[Crucifixion of Jesus|his crucifixion]]. According to [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] tradition, it is where the [[Virgin Mary]] was buried and was [[Assumption of Mary|assumed into heaven]] after her [[dormition]] on [[Mount Zion]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Τῇ ΙΕʹ τοῦ αὐτοῦ μηνὸς Αὐγούστου |url=https://glt.goarch.org/texts/Aug/Aug15.html |website=Ἑλληνικὰ Λειτουργικὰ Κείμενα τῆς Ὀρθοδόξης Ἐκκλησίας}}</ref> Gethsemane became a focal point for Christian pilgrims during the Middle Ages and remains revered in Christianity; many of its olive trees, which are purportedly among the oldest living trees in the world,<ref name="Olives">{{cite news |date=20 October 2012 |title=Jerusalem olive trees among oldest in world |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-20/jerusalem-olive-trees-among-oldest-in-world/4324342 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031024714/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-20/jerusalem-olive-trees-among-oldest-in-world/4324342 |archive-date=31 October 2016 |website=ABC.net.au ([[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]) |agency=Reuters}}</ref> are divided among various churches.

The [[Paul the Apostle|apostle Paul]] uses the olive tree as an allegory in his [[Epistle to the Romans]], comparing [[Israelites]] to a tame olive tree and [[Gentile|Gentiles]] to a wild olive branch (Romans 11:17–24).The cultivated olive tree is pruned and nurtured so as to bear fruit, whereas its barren branches are trimmed and discarded; God has preserved the holy root of Israel so that the wild branches (the Gentiles) can be grafted onto it and thus share in the blessings of the cultivated tree (Israel)