Bezetha
Residential suburb of Jerusalem, located to the north of the Temple.
Residents or natives
Joseph and Mary of Sephoris - Joseph of Arimathea has a house there[1].
Description
In the spring of the second year of public life, Joseph of Arimathea invites Jesus into his house in Jerusalem:"I beg you to come to my house in Bezetha for the Banquet"[2].The Master will have many other occasions to travel through this neighborhood, north of Jerusalem, as there is also an inn where Galileans passing through Jerusalem gather: "Come tomorrow to Bezetha and look for the house of Joseph the Galilean, the one of dry fish, Joseph of Sephoris, near the Herod's Gate and the turn of the square, on the eastern side"[3].
Its Name
Bezetha means "House of Olives."
Where is it mentioned in the work?
GRM 201 GRM 510
Learn more about this place
Flavius Josephus translates this name as "caenopolis" (new city). He provides several detailed descriptions[4]. He concludes: "The hill of Bezetha was, as I said, separated from the Antonia fortress; the highest of all, it was adjacent to the part of the city, and alone, on the northern side, it hid the Temple"[5]. This is completely in line with the indications of Maria Valtorta, who precisely writes: "To the north Bezetha hides a large part of the panorama (Judea)..."[6].
Explore
- 31° 46' 55 N / 35° 14' 04 E /
- +758m.
Notes and references
Note: Quotations from the work of Maria Valtorta on this page currently use machine-translated text and will gradually be replaced by the official English translation. Until then, the official translation may be consulted through the reference link provided with each quotation.