Arimathea

Pronunciation: ayr-ih-ma-THEE-uh

Occurrences: 5
First Reference: Yeshua 1:25

And there came from Jerusalem, Gamaliel, a ruler of the Sanhedrin; and there was with him certain others also, even Nicodemus of the house of Hyrcanus, and Joseph of Arimathea.

See: Joseph Ben Matthias, Yeshua

Azrael’s Commentary — Arimathea

A small town six miles northwest of Jerusalem, whose most famous resident was the richest man in Israel, Joseph Ben Matthias. Through the certain influence of Joseph, the town of Arimathea became one of two towns in all Judea where Yeshua was both welcome and protected.

It would not be an overstatement to say that of the twelve hundred people who lived in Arimathea, almost all of them believed that Yeshua was the Anointed One. This was due to Yeshua’s warm and caring personality and also through the efforts of Joseph in promoting the teachings and sayings of Yeshua whenever Yeshua was absent from the town.

Notes/References:

Ariel Disclosure

Arius