The one most often mentioned is a town of some importance situated in the Valley of Ajalon (today, Ayyalon), later called Emmaus Nicopolis. Several places in Judea and Galilee are called Emmaus in the Bible, the works of Josephus Flavius, and other sources from the relevant period. The incident is not mentioned in the Gospels of Matthew or John.Įmmaus is the Greek variant of the Hebrew word and place-name for hot springs, hammat, and is therefore not unique to one location, which makes the identification of the New Testament site more difficult. This passage is believed by some to be a late addition, derived from the Gospel of Luke. Cleopas and his friend then hasten back to Jerusalem to carry the news to the other disciples.Ī similar event is mentioned in the Gospel of Mark ( Mark 16:12–16:13), although the disciples' destination is not stated. When he breaks the bread, "their eyes opened" and they recognize him as the resurrected Christ. On reaching Emmaus, they ask the stranger to join them for the evening meal. "Their eyes were kept from recognizing him." He rebukes them for their unbelief and explains prophecies about the Messiah to them. They are discussing the events of the past few days when a stranger asks them what they are discussing. The two disciples hear that the tomb of Jesus was found empty earlier that day. With that their eyes were opened and they recognized him.Īccording to the gospel, the story takes place in the evening of the day of Jesus's resurrection. And it happened that, while he was with them at table, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them. But they urged him, "Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is declining." So he went in to stay with them. And it happened that while they were speaking and debating, Jesus himself drew near and walked with them, but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him … As they approached the village to which they were going, he gave the impression that he was going on further. That very day two of them were going to a village (one hundred and) sixty stadia away from Jerusalem called Emmaus, and they were speaking about all the things that had occurred. One of the disciples is named Cleopas (verse 18), while his companion remains unnamed: Luke 24:13-35 indicates that Jesus appears after his resurrection to two disciples who are walking from Jerusalem to Emmaus, which is described as being 60 stadia (10.4 to 12 km depending on what definition of stadion is used) from Jerusalem. Emmaus in the New Testament Įmmaus is mentioned in the Gospel of Luke as the village where Jesus appeared to his disciples after his crucifixion and resurrection. Emmaus is mentioned by this name in Midrash Zutta for Song of Songs 6,8 and Midrash Rabba for Lamentations 1,45, and in the Midrash Rabba on Ecclesiastes (7:15). A spring of Emmaus ( Greek: Ἐμμαοῦς πηγή), or alternatively a 'spring of salvation' ( Greek: πηγή σωτήριος) is attested in Greek sources. The name for Emmaus was hellenized during the 2nd century BC and appears in Jewish and Greek texts in many variations: Ammaus, Ammaum, Emmaus, Emmaum, Maus, Amus, etc.: Greek: Άμμαούμ, Άμμαούς, Έμμαούμ, Έμμαούς, Hebrew: אמאוס, אמאום, עמאוס, עמאום, עמוס, מאום, אמהום Įmmaus may derive from the Hebrew ḥammat ( Hebrew: חמת) meaning "hot spring", and is generally referred to in Hebrew sources as Ḥamtah or Ḥamtān. In the ancient and present-day Middle East, many sites are named Hama Hamath and variations thereof. The place-name Emmaus is relatively common in classical sources about the Levant and is usually derived through Greek and Latin from the Semitic word for "warm spring", the Hebrew form of which is hamma or hammat (חמת). It is known only that it was connected by a road to Jerusalem the distance given by Luke varies in different manuscripts and the figure given has been made even more ambiguous by interpretations. Īlthough its geographical identification is not certain, several locations have been suggested throughout history, chiefly Emmaus Nicopolis. Luke reports that Jesus appeared, after his death and resurrection, before two of his disciples while they were walking on the road to Emmaus. Emmaus ( / ə ˈ m eɪ ə s/ Greek: Ἐμμαούς, Emmaous Latin: Emmaus Hebrew: אֶמָּאוֹם, Emmaom Arabic: عمواس, ʻImwas) is a town mentioned in the Gospel of Luke of the New Testament.
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