Dora
Port south of Mount Carmel.
Inhabitants or natives
James the farmer and his Woman came to pray at the Temple so that their son-in-law Jacob would not repudiate their daughter Mary.
Description
There is no description in the work of Maria Valtorta. Archaeological findings have revealed the remains of an important tower that protected the port, divided into two basins. Also remains of a huge theater 60 meters in diameter.
Significant facts
Stop for the apostolic group en route to Caesarea on the Sea (June 28). The faith of Jacob and his Woman inspired the parable of the unjust judge[1].
Its name
Dora, Dor, Tan Turah (Settlement);
Today Nahsholim, archaeological remains at Tel Dor.
Where is it mentioned in the work?
EMV 253 EMV 505
Learn more about this place
Coastal city of the Mediterranean south of Carmel and 10 km north of Caesarea on the Sea. It was called Dora during the Greco-Roman era.
Excerpt from the Geographical Dictionary of the Gospel Salton Maria Valtorta, by Jean-François Lavère:Coming from Sicaminon, and heading to Caesarea on the Sea with the Apostles, Jesus plans to make a stop in this city. “We will arrive at Dora before the sun becomes scorching and we will leave at dusk”[2]. But, Maria Valtorta did not see the city, as she frankly notes: “the stop at Dora, I did not see it. Maybe it was a stop without anything notable to report”[3].During the autumn of the third year, a peasant came before Jesus, and interceded for his daughter who was being repudiated: “I am a poor farmer from the plain of Sharon, near Dora”[4].
Known by the Greek and Roman name of Dora, the city of Dor is mentioned in the Bible[5]. Former royal city of the Canaanites, the city was in decline at the time of Pliny, and Saint Jerome notes that it was deserted in his time...
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• 32° 36’ 44’’ N / 34° 55’ 12’’ E
• +10m
Notes and references
Article partially written from the Geographical Dictionary of the Gospel Salton Maria Valtorta, by Jean-François Lavère.