Bartimaeus
Q. Who was Timaeus in the Bible?
Timaeus the Sophist, Greek philosopher who lived sometime between the 1st and 4th centuries, supposed writer of a lexicon of Platonic words. Timaeus, mentioned in Mark 10:46 as the father of Bartimaeus.
Table of Contents
- Q. Who was Timaeus in the Bible?
- Q. What did Jesus say when he healed the blind man?
- Q. Why is Jericho important to Jesus?
- Q. Why did God curse Jericho?
- Q. Why was Jericho so important?
- Q. What did Jericho represent?
- Q. Where is modern day Jericho located?
- Q. How did Jericho fall?
- Q. Where is the lost tribe of Judah?
Q. What did Jesus say when he healed the blind man?
‘ As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening. Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has healed you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, praising God.
Q. Why is Jericho important to Jesus?
The Christian Gospels state that Jesus of Nazareth passed through Jericho where he healed blind beggars (Matthew 20:29), and inspired a local chief tax-collector named Zacchaeus to repent of his dishonest practices (Luke 19:1–10). Here he restored sight to the blind (Matthew 20:30; Mark 10:46; Luke 18:35).
Q. Why did God curse Jericho?
The curse was pronounced rather against the rebuilding of its walls and gates, as danger would result to Israel from the likelihood that it would be held by foes.
Q. Why was Jericho so important?
Commonly known as “the oldest city in the world,” Jericho is an important historical, cultural, and political center located northwest of the Dead Sea. The city is perhaps best known from the Biblical story of a great victory over its Canaanite citizens by the Israelite leader Joshua.
Q. What did Jericho represent?
The story of Jericho and the rest of the conquest represents the nationalist propaganda of the kings of Judah and their claims to the territory of the Kingdom of Israel after 722 BCE; those chapters were later incorporated into an early form of Joshua written late in the reign of King Josiah (reigned 640–609 BCE), and …
Q. Where is modern day Jericho located?
Palestine
Q. How did Jericho fall?
Bronze Age Jericho fell in the 16th century around 1573 BCE when it was violently destroyed by an earthquake. Charred wood found at the site suggests that the remains of the city were burned. Buried food supplies also suggest that it was not captured following a siege.
Q. Where is the lost tribe of Judah?
The tribe of Judah settled in the region south of Jerusalem and in time became the most powerful and most important tribe. Not only did it produce the great kings David and Solomon but also, it was prophesied, the Messiah would come from among its members.
