As Jesus was accustomed to retire with the apostles into the Garden of Gethsemane, the cave could given shelter against the sharpness of Palestine evenings and the winter rains.

• 当时耶稣习惯于和门徒们退避到革责玛尼园，这洞穴让人逃避巴勒斯坦的晚上天气变化和极大的冬雨。