Gezer
Scene of a battle led by Judas Maccabeus. It is an opportunity for Jesus to teach the "capital points to have God with you, to assist you in just undertakings".[1]
Description
Jezeron is mentioned only once in the work. While Jesus and his followers stop at the entrance of Emmaus on the Plain, He recalls to them the biblical episode recounting the battle that took place there.[2]"When they joined battle, Judas’ troops, with whom God was, defeated and routed their enemies, pursuing some as far as Gezer, Azotus, Ashdod, Idumaea[3] and Jamnia, as history tells us"[4]Maria Valtorta spells phonetically “Jezeron.” It is precisely under the name Gezeron (Gazara) that Gezer is mentioned, in the ancient versions of the book of Maccabees.[5]
Its name
Jezeron, Gezeron, Gezer, Gazara. "Gezar" (גזר), in Hebrew, means "cutting" or "portion." This could refer to a geographical division or a feature of the terrain.
Where is it mentioned in the work?
GRM 405.
Learn more about this place
The ancient city of Gezer is mentioned several times in the Bible. Its strategic position, halfway between Joppa and Jerusalem, made this city an important military site.
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- 31° 52’ 37’’ N / 34° 55’ 19’’ E /
- +127m.
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Notes and references
Article partially based on the Geographical Dictionary of the Gospel by Jean-François Lavère.
- ↑ GRM 405.7.
- ↑ 1 Maccabees (or Martyrs of Israel) 4:1-11.
- ↑ South of Judea.
- ↑ GRM 405.8.
- ↑ See for example 1 Maccabees 4:15 in the Bible of Dom Calmet.