Supper at Emmaus by Caravaggio, 1601

Emmaus (Greek: Ἐμμαούς, Latin: Emmaus, Hebrew: אַמַּאוּס‎ Amaus or Hebrew: עַמְוַאס‎ Amvas; all derived from Hebrew: חמת‎ Hammat, meaning "warm spring") is the name of a place which has been proposed to be located in various sites in present-day Israel and the West Bank, that has proven important in Christian teachings. Named in Luke 24:13 as the location of one of the visitations of the risen Christ, Emmaus is a village in the country, located at sixty stadia (7.5 miles^{[citation needed]}) or one hundred and sixty stadia (19.5 miles) from Jerusalem, depending on the biblical version. Image File history File links Caravaggio. ... Image File history File links Caravaggio. ... Supper at Emmaus is the title or subject of many works by various artists. ... For other uses, see Caravaggio (disambiguation). ... Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... Hebrew redirects here. ... Hebrew redirects here. ... Hebrew redirects here. ... For other uses, see Christian (disambiguation). ... The Gospel of Luke (literally, according to Luke; Greek, Κατά Λουκαν, Kata Loukan) is a synoptic Gospel, and the third and longest of the four canonical Gospels of the New Testament. ... Introduction Many systems of weights and measures have existed throughout history in different civilisations. ...

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Historical location

Many sites have been suggested for the biblical Emmaus, but none of them has had enough evidence to make a strong case as to its exact location in Palestine. Its identification is a matter of mere guesswork: it has been sought at (a) Emmaus Nicopolis (see 2 below), distant 176 stadia from Jerusalem; (b) Qaryat al- Eneb (see 4 below), distant 66 stadia, on the carriage road to Yaffa; (c) Kulonieh (see 5 below), distant 36 stadia, on the same road; (d) el-Kubeibeh (see 4 below), distant 63 stadia, on the Roman road to Lydda; (e) Urtas, distant 60 stadia; and (f) Khurbet al-Khamasa, distant 86 stadia, on the Roman road to Eleutheropolis. Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew from a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula circa the 9th century BC to a massive empire straddling the Mediterranean Sea. ... Lod (Hebrew לוד; Arabic اللد al-Ludd, Greco-Latin Lydda) is a city in the Center District of Israel in Israel. ... Eleutheropolis (city of the free) was the Greek name of a Roman city in Palestine, some 53 kms southwest of Jerusalem whose remains still straddle the ancient road to Gaza. ...

2. Imwas (‘Amwas)/Emmaus/Nicopolis. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Nicopolis (meaning in Greek: city of victory; see also List of traditional Greek place names) or Actia Nicopolis was an ancient city of Epirus, founded 31 BC by Octavian in memory of his victory over Antony and Cleopatra at Actium. ...

The first modern site identification of biblical Emmaus was given by the explorer Edward Robinson, equating to it a contemporary Arab village named ‘Amwas. The site is located at the end of the Ayalon Valley and at the border of the hill country of Judah, at 153 stadia (18.6 miles) from Jerusalem via the Qaryat-Jearim Ridge Route, 161 stadia (19.6 miles) via the Beth-Horon Ridge Route and 1,600 feet lower by elevation. Ajalon - and Aijalon, place of deer. ... Look up Judah in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... // Intro Beth-horon (Beth-choron (other Hebrew forms occur); Bethoron, probably the place of the hollow; compare Hauran, the hollow) The Ancient Towns The name of two towns, Beth-horon the Upper (Joshua 16:5) and Beth-horon the Lower (Joshua 16:3), said to have been built (1 Chronicles...

Around 166 BC Judas Maccabeaus fought against the Seleucids in the region of Emmaus, and was victorious at the Battle of Emmaus (1 Maccabees 3:55-4:22). Later, it was fortified by Bacchides, a Seleucid general (1 Macc 9:50). When Rome took over the land it became a head of toparchy, and was burnt by order of Varus just after the death of Herod in 4 BC. During the First Jewish Revolt, before the siege of Jerusalem, Vespasian’s 5th legion was placed there while the 10th legion was in Jericho. The town was re-founded as Nicopolis in 221 AD by Emperor Elagabalus and conferred the title of “city” following the request of a delegation from Emmaus. After the Plague of Emmaus in 639 AD, the city disappeared. Judas Maccabeus (or Judah the Maccabee from the Hebrew יהודה המכבי transliteration: Yehudah HaMakabi) translation: Judah the Hammer was the third son of the Jewish priest Mattathias. ... Seleucus I Nicator (Nicator, the Victor) (around 358–281 BC) was one of Alexander the Greats generals who, after Alexanders death in 323 BC, founded the Seleucid Empire. ... The Battle of Emmaus took place in 166 BCE between the Hasmonean rebels of Judea, led by Judas Maccabeus and the third expedition of Hellenist forces sent by Antiochus IV Epiphanes, this time led by Lysias and his general, Gorgias. ... 1 Maccabees is a deuterocanonical book of the Bible which was written by a Jewish (pre-Christian) author, probably about 100 BC, after the restoration of an independent Jewish kingdom. ... Bacchides (Greek: Βακχίδης) was a Hellenistic Greek general; friend of the Syrian-Greek king Demetrius; and ruler in the country beyond the river—Euphrates. ... The Seleucid Empire was one of several political states founded after the death of Alexander the Great, whose generals squabbled over the division of Alexanders empire. ... Publius Quinctilius Varus (46 BC-9 AD) was a Roman politician and general under Augustus Caesar, mainly remembered for having lost three Roman legions and his own life when attacked by Germanic leader Arminius in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (in Germania). ... Herod was the name of several members of the Herodian Dynasty of Roman Iudaea Province: Herod the Great (c. ... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC - 0s BC - 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 9 BC 8 BC 7 BC 6 BC 5 BC 4 BC 3 BC 2 BC 1 BC 1 2 Events Archelaus becomes... Combatants Roman Empire Jews of Iudaea Province Commanders Vespasian, Titus Simon Bar-Giora, Yohanan mi-Gush Halav (John of Gischala), Eleazar ben Simon Strength 70,000? 13,000? Casualties Unknown 600,000–1,300,000 (mass civilian casualties) The first Jewish-Roman War (66–73 CE), sometimes called The Great... Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus (born November 17, 9, died June 23, 79), known originally as Titus Flavius Vespasianus and usually referred to in English as Vespasian, was emperor of Rome from 69 to 79. ... The Taking of Jericho, by Jean Fouquet Near central Jericho, November 1996 Jericho (Arabic  , Hebrew  , ʼArīḥā; Standard YÉ™riḥo Tiberian YÉ™rîḫô / YÉ™rîḥô; meaning fragrant.[1] Greek Ἱεριχώ) is a town in Palestine, located within the Jericho Governorate, near the Jordan River. ... Nicopolis (meaning in Greek: city of victory; see also List of traditional Greek place names) or Actia Nicopolis was an ancient city of Epirus, founded 31 BC by Octavian in memory of his victory over Antony and Cleopatra at Actium. ... Events By Place Roman Empire June 26 - Emperor Elagabalus adopts Alexander Severus as his heir. ... A bust depicting Elagabalus. ... The Plague of Emmaus (طاعون عمواس in Arabic, ţā`ûn amwās transliterated), also known as the Plague of Amwas, was an outbreak of plague, possibly bubonic plague, that occurred in 639 AD (18 AH) in the town of Emmaus (Amwas) in Palestine. ...

Eusebius was the first to mention Nicopolis as biblical Emmaus in his Onomasticon. Jerome, who translated Eusebius’ book, implied in one of his letters that there was a church in Nicopolis built in the house of Cleopas where Jesus broke the bread on that late journey. From the 4th century on, the site was commonly considered as the biblical Emmaus. Eusebius is the name of several significant historical people: Pope Eusebius - Pope in AD 309 - 310. ... For other uses, see Jerome (disambiguation). ... In the New Testament, Cleophas is the single English rendering of two men, who are in the Greek originalsCleopas, an abbreviated form of Cleopatros, a commonplace Hellenistic name meaning son of a renowned father, and the other Clopas. Cleopas was one of the two disciples to whom the risen... This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. ...

Archaeologically, many remains have been excavated supporting historical and traditional evidence. Five main structures were found and dated, including a Christian basilica from the 3rd century, another basilica from the 6th century and a 12th century Crusader church.

3. Al-Qubeibeh/Castellum Emmaus/Chubebe/Qubaibat.

Another site, west of Nebi Samwil on a road running northwest of Jerusalem, is the modern village of al-Qubeibeh. The town, meaning “little domes” in Arabic, is located at about 65 stadia from Jerusalem. A Roman fort named Castellum Emmaus (from the Latin root castra, meaning encampment and referring to the idea of village) was discovered at the site in 1099 by Crusaders. In the 12th century, the Crusaders called the site “Small Mahomeria,” in order to distinguish it from “Large Mahomeria” near Ramallah. Sounding similar to “Mahommed,” the term was used in medieval times to describe a place inhabited or used for prayer by Muslims. It was referred to as Qubaibat for the first time at the end of that same century by the writer Abu Shamad. In his "Book of Gardens," he tells the story of a Muslim prince falling into the hands of Crusaders who were in the vicinity. The Tomb of Samuel The Tomb of Samuel, (Hebrew: קבר שמואל, Kever Shmuel; popularly known as Nebi Samuel, Arabic: Nebi Samwil), is the traditional burial site of the biblical Hebrew prophet Samuel on the top of a steep hill, 908 metres high, on the outskirts of the Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sanhedria. ... // Intro Beth-horon (Beth-choron (other Hebrew forms occur); Bethoron, probably the place of the hollow; compare Hauran, the hollow) The Ancient Towns The name of two towns, Beth-horon the Upper (Joshua 16:5) and Beth-horon the Lower (Joshua 16:3), said to have been built (1 Chronicles... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ... Arabic رام الله Founded in 16th century Government City (from 1995) Governorate Ramallah & Al-Bireh Population 23,347 (2006) Jurisdiction 16,344 dunams (16. ...

Favored by the Crusaders and first mentioned as the biblical Emmaus in 1280, the site was adopted from the end of the fifteenth century on by the Franciscans. Later on, only after that site identification was more or less established, the commemoration of the “seven Maccabaen brothers,” that had been previously attached to another place was transferred to the church of al-Qubeibeh. The Crusaders (formerly the Canterbury Crusaders) are a New Zealand Rugby Union team based in Christchurch, New Zealand that competes in the Super 14 (formerly the Super 12). ... For broader historical context, see 1280s and 13th century. ... Franciscans is the common name used to designate a variety of mendicant religious orders of men or women tracing their origin to Francis of Assisi and following the Rule of St. ...

In 1852 the Franciscans discovered church ruins on the site, which they purchased in 1861 and used to build a church in 1902, still standing today. According to their finds the ruins corresponded to the foundations of a basilica of the Crusaders. Remains of an even more ancient structure were found, which might have been a Byzantine church or a house from the Roman period, sometimes identified as the house of Cleopas. Later excavations in 1943 revealed occupation of the site from the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods. Look up basilica in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

4. Abu-Ghosh/Qaryat al ‘Eneb. Abu Ghosh is an Arab village west of Jerusalem on the road to Tel Aviv whose inhabitants were known for their friendly relations with their Jewish neighbors. ...

Located by the Old Testament site of Kiriath-Jearim, Abu Ghosh is in the middle of the Kiriath-Jearim Ridge Route between Nicopolis and Jerusalem, nine miles (83 stadia) from the capital. The town was named after a family of robbers who inhabited it in the 19th century. This family, the Sheiks Abu Ghaush, terrified the travelers in the first half of the century until the Turkish government took care of them. The biblical name, Kiriath Jearim, means “village of forests,” while the modern name, Qaryat al’Eneb means “village of grapes.” Kiriath-Jearim - city of woods - was a city in ancient Israel. ... Abu Ghosh is an Arab village west of Jerusalem on the road to Tel Aviv whose inhabitants were known for their friendly relations with their Jewish neighbors. ... Nicopolis (meaning in Greek: city of victory; see also List of traditional Greek place names) or Actia Nicopolis was an ancient city of Epirus, founded 31 BC by Octavian in memory of his victory over Antony and Cleopatra at Actium. ... Kiriath-Jearim - city of woods - was a city in ancient Israel. ...

Kiriath-Jearim was known in the Bible for housing the ark of the covenant for about 120 years after its capture by the Philistines and its return to Beyt Shemesh. A Roman fort was found with a Greek inscription stating that the Tenth Legion stationed there. Monkish tradition also identified the village as Anathoth, the birthplace of the prophet Jeremiah. There used to be a convent of Minorites with a Gothic church at Abu Ghosh, which was later transformed in the times of Robinson into a stable. Robinson described it as “obviously from the time of the crusades, and […] more perfectly preserved than any other ancient church in Palestine.” Excavations were done in 1944 on that church, proving the Crusader identification of the site as the biblical Emmaus. This entry incorporates text from Eastons Bible Dictionary, 1897, with some modernisation. ...

5. Emmaus/Colonia (Qaloniya)/Motsa/Ammassa/Ammaous/Beit Mizzeh.

Colonia, sitting between Abu Ghosh and Jerusalem on the Kiraith-Jearim Ridge Route is another site worth considering. At a distance of 35 stadia (four miles) from Jerusalem, it was both referred to in the Old Testament, Talmud and by Josephus. It was suggested as the biblical Emmaus by Birch and adopted by Savi during the late 19th century.

One mile away to the north is a ruin called Beit Mizzeh, identified as the biblical Mozah. Listed among the Benjamite cities of Joshua 18:26, it was referred to in the Talmud as a place where people would come to cut young willow-branches as a part of the celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles (Mishnah, Sukkah 4.5: 178). It is believed that the Greek Ammaous and the Latin Amassa found their root in the Hebrew name. According to Josephus, Ammouas was about 3.5 Roman miles away from Jerusalem (30 stadia), and was the place of the colonization of 800 discharged veterans after the First Jewish Revolt. Combatants Roman Empire Jews of Iudaea Province Commanders Vespasian, Titus Simon Bar-Giora, Yohanan mi-Gush Halav (John of Gischala), Eleazar ben Simon Strength 70,000? 13,000? Casualties Unknown 600,000–1,300,000 (mass civilian casualties) The first Jewish-Roman War (66–73 CE), sometimes called The Great...

References

1. ^ Emmaus - Catholic Encyclopedia article

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