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'''Arimathea''' ({{lang-grc|Ἀριμαθαία}}), according to the [[Gospel of Luke]] |
'''Arimathea''' ({{lang-grc|Ἀριμαθαία}}), according to the [[Gospel of Luke]], was "a city of [[Judea]]" ({{bibleref2|Luke 23:51}}). It was reportedly the home town of [[Joseph of Arimathea]], who appears in all four Gospel accounts of the [[Passion (Christianity)|Passion]] for having donated his new tomb outside [[Jerusalem]] to receive the body of [[Jesus]]. |
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==Identification== |
==Identification== |
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[[Classical antiquity]] historian [[Eusebius]] of [[Caesarea Maritima|Caesarea]], in his ''[[Onomasticon (Eusebius)|Onomasticon]]'' (144:28-29), identifies it with [[Ramathaim-Zophim]] and writes that it is near Diospolis (now [[Lod]]).<ref>Eusebius of Caesarea, ''[http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/eusebius_onomasticon_02_trans.htm Onomasticon]'' (1971), pp. 1–75. Translated by Carl Umhau Wolf.</ref> Ramathaim-Zophim was a town in [[Ephraim]], the birthplace of [[Samuel (Bible)|Samuel]], where [[David]] came to him ([[1 Samuel|First Book of Samuel]], {{bibleref2|1 Sam. 1:1, 19}}). |
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The ''Encyclopedia of Islam'' has argued that Crusaders identified [[Ramla]], a medieval town founded circa 705–715 AD by the [[Umayyads]] on land in what had once been the allotment of [[Tribe of Dan|Dan]], with both Ramathaim and Arimathea, and changed the name of the town to Arimathea.<ref>''Encyclopedia of Islam'', article "al-Ramla".</ref> Scholars of the Onomasticon have identified the Greek "Arimathea" as deriving from the ancient [[Hebrew]] place name transliterated into Greek,<ref>Eusebius of Caesarea, ''[http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/eusebius_onomasticon_03_notes.htm#144 Onomasticon]'' (1971), pp. 1–75, note 144. Translated by Carl Umhau Wolf.</ref> as the older Hebrew place name "Ramathaim Sophim" attested in the [[Hebrew Bible]] was rendered into Greek in the ancient [[Septuagint]] as Αρμαθαιμ Σιφα (Armathaim Sipha).<ref>[http://en.katabiblon.com/us/index.php?text=LXX&book=1Kgs&ch=1 Septuagint (LXX) translation of {{bibleref2|I Kings 1}}]</ref> |
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The ''Encyclopedia of Islam'' has argued that Crusaders identified [[Ramla]], a medieval town founded circa 705–715 AD by the [[Umayyads]] on land in what had once been the allotment of [[Tribe of Dan|Dan]], with both Ramathaim and Arimathea, and changed the name of the town to Arimathea.<ref>''Encyclopedia of Islam'', article "al-Ramla".</ref> Scholars of the Onomasticon have identified the Greek "Arimathea" as deriving from the ancient Hebrew place name transliterated into Greek,<ref>Eusebius of Caesarea, ''[http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/eusebius_onomasticon_03_notes.htm#144 Onomasticon]'' (1971), pp. 1–75, note 144. Translated by Carl Umhau Wolf.</ref> as the older Hebrew place name "Ramathaim Sophim" attested in the Hebrew Bible was rendered into Greek in the ancient [[Septuagint]] as Αρμαθαιμ Σιφα (Armathaim Sipha).<ref>[http://en.katabiblon.com/us/index.php?text=LXX&book=1Kgs&ch=1 Septuagint (LXX) translation of I Kings 1]</ref> |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 22:50, 1 August 2020
Arimathea (Ancient Greek: Ἀριμαθαία), according to the Gospel of Luke, was "a city of Judea" (Luke 23:51Template:Bibleverse with invalid book). It was reportedly the home town of Joseph of Arimathea, who appears in all four Gospel accounts of the Passion for having donated his new tomb outside Jerusalem to receive the body of Jesus.
Identification
Classical antiquity historian Eusebius of Caesarea, in his Onomasticon (144:28-29), identifies it with Ramathaim-Zophim and writes that it is near Diospolis (now Lod).[1] Ramathaim-Zophim was a town in Ephraim, the birthplace of Samuel, where David came to him (First Book of Samuel, 1 Sam. 1:1, 19Template:Bibleverse with invalid book).
The Encyclopedia of Islam has argued that Crusaders identified Ramla, a medieval town founded circa 705–715 AD by the Umayyads on land in what had once been the allotment of Dan, with both Ramathaim and Arimathea, and changed the name of the town to Arimathea.[2] Scholars of the Onomasticon have identified the Greek "Arimathea" as deriving from the ancient Hebrew place name transliterated into Greek,[3] as the older Hebrew place name "Ramathaim Sophim" attested in the Hebrew Bible was rendered into Greek in the ancient Septuagint as Αρμαθαιμ Σιφα (Armathaim Sipha).[4]
References
- ^ Eusebius of Caesarea, Onomasticon (1971), pp. 1–75. Translated by Carl Umhau Wolf.
- ^ Encyclopedia of Islam, article "al-Ramla".
- ^ Eusebius of Caesarea, Onomasticon (1971), pp. 1–75, note 144. Translated by Carl Umhau Wolf.
- ^ Septuagint (LXX) translation of [https://bible.oremus.org/?passage=I%20Kings%201%20&version=nrsv I Kings 1Template:Bibleverse with invalid book]
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