Aphek

Aféca (Apheqa, Afeca).

Waypoint city east of the Sea of Galilee.

Inhabitants or Natives

Sarah of Aphek and her servants: Samuel, the grumpy old steward, Elijah, his aide healed by Jesus, Joseph, the clumsy servant, Mary and Joanna, the handmaids.

Description

Aféca is much more inland than Gamala, in the mountains, so the Sea of Galilee is no longer visible. In fact, nothing is visible because the road rises between two hills that block the view.

Aféca is not a city that can rival Gamala or Ippo. It is more rural than anything else but, perhaps because it lies at a junction of important roads, it is not poor. As a stopover for caravans traveling from the interior to the lake, or from north to south, it must equip itself to provide pilgrims with lodging and clothing, sandals and food, and thus there are many shops and many inns.

Notable Events

Healing of Elijah suffering from gangrene.

Its Name

אֲפִיק‎ (Afik), Apheq, Afeca of the Decapolis,

Afiq (meaning Strength, fortress)

Apheq denotes a "torrent bed" or "canal." It is the Roman Aphaca.

Where is it mentioned in the work?

EMV 456 EMV 457

Learn More About This Place

Ahab, king of Israel, dealt a crushing defeat to Ben-Hadad II, Aramean king of Syria. This victory serves as a reference for Elisha to exhort Joash.

• Excerpt from the Geographical Dictionary of the Gospel Salton Maria Valtorta, by Jean-François Lavère:

This village is near Ippo, in the Decapolis. Currently west of Afik in Transjordan, probably between the two hills there: "'Aféca is much more inland than Gamala, in the mountains, so the Sea of Galilee is no longer visible. In fact, nothing is visible because the road rises between two hills that block the view.'"

It must not be confused with the homonymous city on the edge of the Sharon plain. It is mentioned several times in the work, along with its neighbors Gadara, Ippo, Gherghesa, and Gamala.

Sarah, the widow of a wealthy merchant, welcomes Jesus: "Remember me. I am Sarah of Afeca, the widow of the sail merchant. Remember. I have a house near the square of the red fountain, but I also have vineyards and a wood" EMV 450.7. The Lord only stays a few hours in this modest village. "Afeca is not a city that can rival Gamala or Ippo. It is rather rural," says Maria Valtorta, who also gives this relevant detail: "Afeca is much more inland than Gamala, in the mountains, so the Sea of Galilee is no longer visible."

The city is cited in the Bible , . Eusebius of Caesarea (Onomasticon) lists several towns named Aphec, including this one, on the border of the "Amorites" beyond the Jordan, which was given to the tribe of Reuben. "There is a village called Aphec near Hippos, a city of Palestine." Maria Valtorta's detailed description corresponds well to the archaeological site identified in 1972, eleven years after her death!

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32°46’48”N/35°42’15”E/ +335m.

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The Gospel as it was revealed to me (Maria Valtorta).