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Arimathea or Arimathaea (Koinē Greek: Ἀριμαθέα) or Harimathaea or Harimathea (Ἁριμαθαία, Harimathaía) was a purported city of Judea. [1] It was the reported home of Joseph of Arimathea, who appears in all four canonical Gospel accounts of the Passion of Jesus for having donated his new tomb outside Jerusalem to receive the body of Jesus (see Matt. 27:57–59; Mark 15:42 ...
Joseph of Arimathea (Ancient Greek: Ἰωσὴφ ὁ ἀπὸ Ἀριμαθαίας) is a Biblical figure who assumed responsibility for the burial of Jesus after his crucifixion. Three of the four canonical Gospels identify him as a member of the Sanhedrin , while the Gospel of Matthew identifies him as a rich disciple of Jesus .
The locations, lands, and nations mentioned in the Bible are not all listed here. Some locations might appear twice, each time under a different name. Only places having their own Wikipedia articles are included. See also the list of minor biblical places for locations which do not have their own Wikipedia article.
In the King James Version of the Bible it is translated as: When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple: The modern World English Bible translates the passage as: When evening had come, a rich man from Arimathaea, named Joseph, who himself was also Jesus’ disciple came.
While a number of biblical place names like Jerusalem, Athens, Damascus, Alexandria, Babylon and Rome have been used for centuries, some have changed over the years. Many place names in the Land of Israel, Holy Land and Palestine are Arabised forms of ancient Hebrew and Canaanite place-names used during biblical times [1] [2] [3] or later Aramaic or Greek formations.
Joseph of Arimathea places Jesus in his own new tomb, a sign of great loyalty by Joseph. This verse is based on Mark 15:46 , and is paralleled by Luke 23:53 and John 19:41 . Matthew is the only gospel writer to mention that it was Joseph's own tomb that Jesus was placed. [ 1 ]
Articles relating to Joseph of Arimathea and his depictions. According to all four canonical gospels , he was the man who assumed responsibility for the burial of Jesus after his crucifixion . The historical location of Arimathea is uncertain, although it has been identified with several towns.
In the Bible, Aram-Damascus is simply commonly referred to as Aram. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] After the final conquest by the rising Neo-Assyrian Empire in the second half of the 8th century and also during the later consecutive rules of the Neo-Babylonian Empire (612–539 BCE) and the Achaemenid Empire (539–332 BCE), the region of Aram lost most of its ...