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Arimathea

Ancient site; 7 competing modern identifications, best supported being Rantis.

Placesettlement4 verseslocation disputed

Where was it?

Scholars do not agree. Every proposal recorded by the source is shown with its support score, so you can see the weight of opinion rather than a single answer.

Proposed site: Rantis · settlementOpen in OpenStreetMap

Rantis228
32.0281, 35.0194settlement
Beit Rima131
32.0329, 35.1025settlement
Al Ram59
31.8543, 35.2316settlement
Al Bira37
31.9051, 35.2150settlement
Ramallah7
31.8969, 35.2017settlement
Nabi Samwil3
31.8327, 35.1801visible
Ramat Rahel1
31.7399, 35.2169visible

Name variants

Arimathea (36)
Arimathaea (4)

References

Matthew 27:57
Mark 15:43
Luke 23:50
John 19:38

Topical references

A town five miles north of Jerusalem — Matthew 27:57; Mark 15:43; Luke 23:51; John 19:38

Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.