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== Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_80149" /> == | == Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_80149" /> == | ||
<p> or | <p> or [[Ramah]] now called Ramle, or Ramla, a pleasant town, beautifully situated on the borders of a fertile and extensive plain, abounding in gardens, vineyards, olive and date trees. It stands about thirty miles north-west of Jerusalem, on the high road to Jaffa. At this Rama, which was likewise called [[Ramathaim]] Zophim, as lying in the district of Zuph, or Zoph, Samuel was born, 1 Samuel 1. This was likewise the native place of Joseph, called [[Joseph]] of Arimathea, who begged and obtained the body of Jesus from Pilate, </p> <p> Matthew 26:57 . There was another Ramah, about six miles north of Jerusalem, in a pass which separated the kingdoms of [[Israel]] and Judah, which Baasha, king of Israel, took and began to fortify; but he was obliged to relinquish it, in consequence of the alliance formed between Asa, king of Judah, and Benhadad, king of Syria, 1 Kings 15. This is the Ramah, supposed to be alluded to in the lamentation of Rachel for her children. </p> | ||
== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_34275" /> == | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_34275" /> == | ||
<p> (Matthew 27:57). The birthplace or abode of the rich man Joseph, who, by Pilate's leave, which he "boldly" craved, casting away the "fear" which had previously kept him from open discipleship (Mark 15:43; John 19:38), buried our Lord's body in his own "new tomb" at Jerusalem. Arimathea, a "city of the Jews" (Luke's vague expression for the Gentiles, to whom no more precise information seemed needful: Luke 23:51) is possibly identical with Ramah, Samuel's birthplace, called Armathaim in the [[Septuagint]] (1 Samuel 1:1; 1 Samuel 1:19); but many associate it with Ramleh, on the road from Jaffa to Jerusalem. </p> | <p> ( Matthew 27:57). The birthplace or abode of the rich man Joseph, who, by Pilate's leave, which he "boldly" craved, casting away the "fear" which had previously kept him from open discipleship ( Mark 15:43; John 19:38), buried our Lord's body in his own "new tomb" at Jerusalem. Arimathea, a "city of the Jews" (Luke's vague expression for the Gentiles, to whom no more precise information seemed needful: Luke 23:51) is possibly identical with Ramah, Samuel's birthplace, called Armathaim in the [[Septuagint]] ( 1 Samuel 1:1; 1 Samuel 1:19); but many associate it with Ramleh, on the road from Jaffa to Jerusalem. </p> | ||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71564" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71564" /> == | ||
<p> Arimathea. ( | <p> '''Arimathea.''' ''(Heights).'' Matthew 27:57; Luke 23:51; John 19:38. St. Luke calls it "a city of Judea." It is identified by many with the modern ''Ramleh.'' </p> | ||
== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_69520" /> == | == People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_69520" /> == | ||
<p> [[Arimathea]] ( | <p> [[Arimathea]] ( ''Ăr-I-Ma-Th'' ''Ç'Ah'' ), ''The Heights.'' A city of Palestine, whence came Joseph the counsellor, mentioned in Luke 23:51. Trelawney Saunders places it east of Bethlehem. </p> | ||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30204" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30204" /> == | ||
Luke 23: | Luke 23:51 Matthew 27:57,60 John 19:38 1 Samuel 1:1,19 Matthew 2:18 | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_38723" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_38723" /> == | ||
Matthew 27: | Matthew 27:57 Luke 23:51 | ||
== Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_14885" /> == | == Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_14885" /> == | ||
Latest revision as of 08:31, 15 October 2021
Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary [1]
or Ramah now called Ramle, or Ramla, a pleasant town, beautifully situated on the borders of a fertile and extensive plain, abounding in gardens, vineyards, olive and date trees. It stands about thirty miles north-west of Jerusalem, on the high road to Jaffa. At this Rama, which was likewise called Ramathaim Zophim, as lying in the district of Zuph, or Zoph, Samuel was born, 1 Samuel 1. This was likewise the native place of Joseph, called Joseph of Arimathea, who begged and obtained the body of Jesus from Pilate,
Matthew 26:57 . There was another Ramah, about six miles north of Jerusalem, in a pass which separated the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, which Baasha, king of Israel, took and began to fortify; but he was obliged to relinquish it, in consequence of the alliance formed between Asa, king of Judah, and Benhadad, king of Syria, 1 Kings 15. This is the Ramah, supposed to be alluded to in the lamentation of Rachel for her children.
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [2]
( Matthew 27:57). The birthplace or abode of the rich man Joseph, who, by Pilate's leave, which he "boldly" craved, casting away the "fear" which had previously kept him from open discipleship ( Mark 15:43; John 19:38), buried our Lord's body in his own "new tomb" at Jerusalem. Arimathea, a "city of the Jews" (Luke's vague expression for the Gentiles, to whom no more precise information seemed needful: Luke 23:51) is possibly identical with Ramah, Samuel's birthplace, called Armathaim in the Septuagint ( 1 Samuel 1:1; 1 Samuel 1:19); but many associate it with Ramleh, on the road from Jaffa to Jerusalem.
Smith's Bible Dictionary [3]
Arimathea. (Heights). Matthew 27:57; Luke 23:51; John 19:38. St. Luke calls it "a city of Judea." It is identified by many with the modern Ramleh.
People's Dictionary of the Bible [4]
Arimathea ( Ăr-I-Ma-Th Ç'Ah ), The Heights. A city of Palestine, whence came Joseph the counsellor, mentioned in Luke 23:51. Trelawney Saunders places it east of Bethlehem.
Easton's Bible Dictionary [5]
Luke 23:51 Matthew 27:57,60 John 19:38 1 Samuel 1:1,19 Matthew 2:18
Holman Bible Dictionary [6]
Matthew 27:57 Luke 23:51
Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature [7]
References
- ↑ Arimathea from Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary
- ↑ Arimathea from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Arimathea from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Arimathea from People's Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Arimathea from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Arimathea from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Arimathea from Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature
