Arimathea

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About Arimathea

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).

Description from Easton's Bible Dictionary (public domain).

Where Arimathea appears in Scripture

Matthew 27:57
Mark 15:43
John 19:38

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