Bible Location
Meaning: a lion dead to the Lord · 3 cross references · Modern-day map available
Arimathea was the Judean town associated with Joseph of Arimathea, the disciple who provided the tomb for Jesus. It is important because it enters the Gospel passion narratives at the moment of burial. First appears in Matt 27:57.1
Place meaning
a lion dead to the Lord
Coordinates
31.83, 35.18
First appears
Matt 27:57
AI summary: Arimathea matters because it is remembered through Joseph's faithful courage at a crucial moment. By giving Jesus an honorable burial in his own tomb, Joseph makes his town part of the final movement from crucifixion to resurrection. The cross references present Arimathea as a quiet Judean place whose significance comes through costly discipleship and burial hope.1
Place meaning
a lion dead to the Lord
Latitude
31.83
Longitude
35.18
Bible references
3
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). 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.