Emmaus
Sign in to savethumb|The Byzantine Basilica of Emmaus Nicopolis (5th–7th cent.), restored by Crusaders during the 12th century Emmaus ( ; ; ; ) is a town mentioned in the Gospel of Luke of the New Testament. Luke reports that Jesus appeared, after his death and resurrection, before two of his disciples while they were walking on the road to Emmaus.
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27 sectionsContents
- Names and location
- Emmaus in the New Testament
- Possible locations
- Historical identification
- Emmaus Nicopolis/Imwas
- Hellenistic, Hasmonean period
- Roman period
- Byzantine period
- Early Muslim period
- Crusader period
- Ottoman period
- British Mandate
- Jordan
- Israel
- Archaeology
- Identification with the Gospel site
- Al-Qubeiba/Castellum Emmaus/Chubebe/Qubaibat
- Abu-Ghosh/Kiryat Anavim
- Emmaus/Colonia/Motza/Ammassa/Ammaous/Khirbet Mizza
- Horvat 'Eqed
- Possible symbolic identification
- Contemporary use
- Notable residents
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|The Byzantine Basilica of Emmaus Nicopolis (5th–7th cent.), restored by Crusaders during the 12th century Emmaus ( ; ; ; ) is a town mentioned in the Gospel of Luke of the New Testament. Luke reports that Jesus appeared, after his death and resurrection, before two of his disciples while they were walking on the road to Emmaus.
Although its geographical identification is not certain, several locations have been suggested throughout history, chiefly Imwas and Al-Qubeiba, both in the West Bank. 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.