Hezekiah, innkeeper of Bethlehem in Judah
The innkeeper who refused Joseph and Mary on the day of the Nativity.[1]
"I had a good instinct. I'm not an innkeeper for nothing! I was born here, son and grandson of innkeepers. I have slyness in my blood, and I did not want them."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.[2]
"For me, of the Messiah, whether true or false, I can only say Good. He made me earn money by the bagful."[3]
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Hezekiah, Hizqiyahu, "the Lord is strength" - Historical reference: the king of Judah who defeated Sennacherib, king of Assyria.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?
EMV 28 EMV 34 EMV 74