Arimathea
Easton's Bible Dictionary
A “city of the Jews” (Luke 23:51), the birth-place of Joseph in whose sepulchre our Lord was laid (Matt 27:57, 60; John 19:38). It is probably the same place as Ramathaim in Ephraim, and the birth-place of Samuel (1 Sam 1:1, 19). Others identify it with Ramleh in Dan, or Rama (q.v.) in Benjamin (Matt 2:18).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Arimathaea
ar-i-ma-the'-a (Arimathaia): "A city of the Jews," the home of Joseph in whose sepulchre the body of Jesus was laid. Its identity is the subject of much conjecture. The Onomasticon of Eusebius and Jerome identifies it with Ramathaim- Zophim in the hill-country of Ephraim (1 Sam 1), which is Ramah the birthplace and burial-place of Samuel (1 Sam 1:19; 1 Sam 25:1), and places it near Timnah on the borders of Judah and Dan. G. A. Smith thinks it may be the modern Beit Rima, a village on an eminence 2 miles North of Timnah. Others incline to Ramallah, 8 miles North of Jerusalem and 3 miles from Bethel (Matt 27:57; Mark 15:43; Luke 23:51; John 19:38).
S. F. Hunter
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