Arimathea

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Date	Editor	Change Summary
10/6/2024, 9:08 PM	Mike C	update #116
5/29/2020, 9:30 PM	Mike C	update #108
11/16/2019, 11:04 AM	Mike C	added

Type Settlement

Usage Biblical

Scripts Ἁριμαθαία(Ancient Greek)

Meaning & History

From Greek Ἁριμαθαία (Harimathaia), of unknown meaning. In the New Testament this is the home town of Joseph of Arimathea. The town has not been positively identified, though רָמָתַיִם (Ramaṯayim) or רָמָה (Rama) near Jerusalem has been proposed.