Hezekiah, innkeeper of Bethlehem in Judah
The innkeeper who refused Joseph and Mary on the day of the Nativity.[1]
"Now… I am very clever. I am not a hotel keeper for nothing. I was born here, the son of sons of hotel keepers. I have malice in my blood."[2]When the holy family takes refuge with Anne, the innkeeper takes advantage of the reputation of the "Messiah" spread by the shepherds, to make money from the curious, then the magi.[3]
"And to me! Oh! I can only speak well of the Messiah, whether He was a true or false one. He made me earn bags of money."[2]
Character and appearance
Servile and greedy.
His name
Hezekiah, Hizqiyahu, "the Lord is strength" - Historical reference: the king of Judah who defeated Sennacherib, king of Assyria.
Where is he mentioned in the work?
GRM 28 GRM 34 GRM 74