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Arimathaea
Morrish Bible Dictionary
The city of Joseph, the 'honourable counsellor,' who was permitted by Pilate to take down the body of the Lord and bury it in his own new to tomb. Matthew 27:57; Mark 15:43; Luke 23:51; John 19:38 . It has not been identified, but has been supposed to be the same as Ramah, the birth-place of Samuel.
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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Arimathaea'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​mbd/​a/arimathaea.html. 1897.