Deberet
"On the road to Deberet, near the country, we healed someone."
Description[edit | edit source]
Biblical town located at the western foot of Mount Tabor, and marking the beginning of the Esdraelon Plain towards Mount Carmel.
Significant facts[edit | edit source]
On the road, healing of a sick person by Matthew.[1]
The apostolic group often passes by as Debereth is close to Nazareth.
Its name[edit | edit source]
Deberet, Debaret, Daberath (Davrat), Dabaritta, or Darabitta (Latin), Hebrew: had-Dȧberaṭ, with the article; Septuagint: Vat.: Λαβειρώθ; Alex.: Δαβράθ ,
Today Deburiyeh, the ruins of Khirbet Dabura, Daburiyya,
'The pasture''
Where is it mentioned in the work?[edit | edit source]
GRM 336.2 GRM 338.2
Learn more about this place[edit | edit source]
Excerpt from the Geographical Dictionary of the Gospel According to Maria Valtorta, by Jean-François Lavère :At the very beginning of the third year of public life, Jesus sends the Apostles to evangelize along an important Roman road: "by the way of Thabor and the caravans, to Deberet, to Tiberias, Magdala, Capernaum"1. One week later, they report on their activity: "on the road to Deberet, near the country, we have healed someone"2 Archaeological excavations were carried out in 1989 at Khirbet Dabura, at the western foot of Mount Tabor, on the caravan route. This is believed to be the place where the prophetess Deborah lived. The town is mentioned in the Bible[2], and also by Eusebius of Caesarea: "Daberath… a village of the Jews on Mount Tabor"[3]. Maria Valtorta provides here a phonetic spelling (Deberet) that argues in favor of the authenticity of her visions.Modern location :
- Located about 6.5 km southeast of Nazareth, in the Galilee region of Israel.
- It lies on the western slope of Mount Tabor, a strategic and historic site.
Features and historical context:
- Daberath was a town, in the Bible located in the territory of the tribe of Issachar, on the border with Zebulun.
- It was assigned to the Gershonite Levites according to biblical tradition.
- The town is associated with biblical events, notably the battle of Barak Against Sisera, which is said to have taken place near this region.
- The meaning of the name Daberath is often related to "meadow" or "pasture".
Current state:
- The ruins of Khirbet Dabura are identified as Daberath.
- They are located in the modern locality of Deburiyeh, near present-day Dabburiya.
Sources:
- The location and details come from various archaeological and geographical sources, including the evangelical biblical dictionary and other historical references.
Explore[edit | edit source]
• 32° 41’ 43’’ N / 35° 22’ 30’’ E
• +150m
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
Note: Quotations from the work of Maria Valtorta on this page currently use machine-translated text and will gradually be replaced by the official English translation. Until then, the official translation may be consulted through the reference link provided with each quotation.