Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Arimathea?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Rantis.

First appears in Matthew 27:57 · 4 books · 4 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Rantis.

Arimathea is represented in the local geography layer as Rantis. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Matthew 27:57 and is mentioned across 4 books, with 4 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Samaria

About 32 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 35 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 35 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 40 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 44 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Arimathea today

Travel to Arimathea, the modern-day Rantis.

Arimathea is commonly identified with Rantis, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.

Arimathea is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Rantis

32.028°N · 35.019°E

Key passages

Appears in

Matthew

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Mark

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Luke

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

John

1 chapter · 1 verse mention